2.38 Million Patients Affected by December 2021 Healthcare Breaches
The holiday season is generally slow for most businesses, but that’s not the case for the hacking industry. Hackers unusually ramp up their efforts during the holidays as more [...]
535,489 Patients’ Data Compromised in Texas ENT Breach
A hacker extracted the protected health information (PHI) of 535,489 patients from Texas ENT Specialists in August 2021. Although the Texas ENT breach occurred in August, it was not [...]
Quest Diagnostics Subsidiary Hit with Data Breach Lawsuit
Quest Diagnostics subsidiary, ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics has been sued by a patient over alleged security deficiencies. The Quest data breach lawsuit was filed one month after the [...]
2021 Cost of Healthcare Data Breach Average Balloons to $9.3 Million
The 2021 cost of healthcare data breaches soared to an average of $9.3 million per occurrence, according to a report released by IBM Security – a 29.5 percent increase [...]
Canada Nabs Suspect in Alaska HIPAA Breach
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Canada have arrested a man believed to be responsible for an Alaska HIPAA breach in April 2018 that resulted in the possible exposure of [...]
Rash of EHR Security Breaches Plague Hospitals
As the year rolls on, cybercriminals continue to pillage data from hospitals and practices through their EHR platforms. In one such EHR security breach, Southern Ohio Medical [...]
Hackensack Cancer Center Settles HIPAA Violations With New Jersey Attorney General
In December of 2021, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, settled a HIPAA enforcement action that it brought against Regional Cancer Care [...]
103,576 Impacted by Sound Generations Breach
A nonprofit organization in Washington state, Sound Generations, reported a pair of data breaches potentially impacting 103,576 clients to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data breach [...]
New Jersey State Attorney General Settles HIPAA Claims Against Printing Companies
In November of 2021, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Division of Consumer Affairs, settled 2 HIPAA claims, one HIPAA claim against Command Marketing Innovations [...]
The Fines They Are A’Changin’: Lessons from 2021 HIPAA Fines
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved 14 enforcement actions it had filed against healthcare providers, health plans, and clinical labs. [...]
