Business Email Compromise Scammers Target COVID-19 Researchers
Business email compromise (BEC) – also known as CEO impersonation – is a favorite crime of Internet con artists because the practice relies on what any con operation requires [...]
LabCorp Data Breaches Lead to Cybersecurity Lawsuit
LabCorp, a leading healthcare diagnostics company that offers laboratory and genetics testing services, has been sued by one of its shareholders to recover share value losses [...]
A String of Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Affect Thousands
Several healthcare ransomware attacks have occurred over the past few months. Healthcare ransomware attacks occur when hackers access a healthcare organization’s patient data, demanding a sum [...]
March Healthcare Breaches Compromise 800,000 Patients
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported 38 March healthcare breaches, affecting 828,921 patients. Of the reported incidents, there were 19 breaches [...]
1.5 Million Patients Affected by February Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported 39 February healthcare breaches, affecting 1,531,855 patients. Of the reported incidents, there were 26 breaches [...]
Criminal Investigation for Alleged HIPAA Violations
A former employee of ACM Global Laboratories, part of Rochester Regional Health, is being accused of continuously accessing a co-worker’s protected health information (PHI) without authorization. [...]
Security Breaches in Healthcare Skyrocket
At the end of 2019, Black Book Market Research conducted a study, surveying 2,876 security professionals from 733 healthcare provider organizations, to determine trends in security breaches in healthcare. [...]
Leap Year Law and the HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline
Is there such a thing as a leap year law? Once every four years (e.g., 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012), there is a February 29th. Years with [...]
Exposure of PHI at Drug and Alcohol Addiction Rehabilitation Center
Sunshine Behavioral Health, LLC, is a network of drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centers based in San Juan Capistrano, California. According to Dissent of the website [...]
West Georgia Ambulance Pays $65K fine for HIPAA Violations
The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has saved an announcement of HIPAA penalties for literally the day before the [...]
