Security News and Advice
Forefront Dermatology Negotiates $3.75 Million Settlement to Take Care of Ransomware Lawsuit
The dermatology practice, Forefront Dermatology, based in Wisconsin has decided to settle a class action…
Up to 1.5 Million Patients Affected by Adding a Tracking Code to the Community Health Network Website
Community Health Network in Indiana is the most recent healthcare company to announce the impermissible…
Data Exposed at Alta Forest Products, Hilario Marilao, M.D, and Three Rivers Provider Network
Alta Forest Products based in Chehalis, WA has encountered a cyberattack where the protected health…
Feds Publish Guidance on Responding and Lowering Impact of DDoS Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and…
2021 Data Breaches Reported by U.S. Vision Subsidiary and Florida Addiction Treatment Center
USV Optical, a branch of U.S. Vision, has lately reported the exposure of patient records…
CISA Wants Companies to Use Phishing-Resistant Multifactor Authentication
MFA is one of the most essential steps to take to stop unauthorized account access;…
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Data Privacy
Cyberattack on FMC Services, Kaye-Smith and Johnson Memorial Hospital
FMC (Family Medicine Centers) Services based in Amarillo, TX recently reported a hacking incident it discovered and blocked on July 26, 2022. A third-party cybersecurity company conducted a forensic investigation…
2.65 Million Victims of OneTouchPoint Ransomware Attack
The number of persons impacted by the ransomware attack on OneTouchPoint, the mailing and printing vendor based in Hartland, WI, has now grown to 2,651,396 people. One of the most…
Data Breaches at Healthback Holdings, City of Newport, and OrthoArizona
Healthback Holdings has begun sending notifications to 21,114 persons regarding the likely access and theft of some of their protected health information (PHI) by unauthorized individuals. The Oklahoma City home…
Data Security
Data Exposed at Alta Forest Products, Hilario Marilao, M.D, and Three Rivers Provider Network
Alta Forest Products based in Chehalis, WA has encountered a cyberattack where the protected health information (PHI) of around 2,100 Alta Forest Products Health and Welfare Plan members was compromised….
Hacking Incidents and Improper Disposal Incidents Reported
Hacking Incident at Country Doctor Community Clinic, WA On October 19, 2022, Country Doctor Community Clinic based in Seattle, WA reported that attackers had acquired access to its digital system…
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Detroit Health Department, and Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Announce Data Breaches
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Reports Accidental Disclosure of PHI through Email The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has just announced that there was an accidental disclosure of protected…
HIPAA and HITECH Compliance
Forefront Dermatology Negotiates $3.75 Million Settlement to Take Care of Ransomware Lawsuit
The dermatology practice, Forefront Dermatology, based in Wisconsin has decided to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of patients who had their protected health information (PHI) compromised in…
EyeMed to Pay $4.5 Million Penalty for Phishing Attack and Data Breach of 2.1M-Record
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has decided to resolve an investigation of EyeMed Vision Care (EyeMed) into possible violations of the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation for $4.5…
What Happens In Case a HIPAA Complaint is Filed?
When a HIPAA complaint is submitted, what happens next depends on who it is filed with, the nature of the complaint, and whether the complaint is valid. After registering with…
IT Security Breaches
Feds Publish Guidance on Responding and Lowering Impact of DDoS Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just released guidance for government and private institutions…
2021 Data Breaches Reported by U.S. Vision Subsidiary and Florida Addiction Treatment Center
USV Optical, a branch of U.S. Vision, has lately reported the exposure of patient records at a number of entities inside its network. It detected suspicious activity inside its system…
CISA Director Encourage All Healthcare Providers to Use FIDO Authentication
The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, is traveling across the country as part of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month. She’s been promoting the best practices…