Security News and Advice
Guidance on Managing Legacy Medical Devices and Advisory Against Rhysida Ransomware Attacks
FDA Releases Guidance on Managing Legacy Medical Device Cybersecurity Risks The U.S. Food and Drug…
Data Breaches at Medical Eye Services, PeakMed, Prospect Medical Services, and 4 More Healthcare Providers
Medical Eye Services Says PHI of 370,000 Patients Stolen in MOVEit Transfer Hack Medical Eye…
HIPAA Cases Against Doctors’ Management Services and Wright & Filippis Resolved
Doctors’ Management Services Resolves OCR HIPAA Case for $100,000 The HHS’ Office for Civil (OCR)…
Cyberattacks on Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Fellowship Village, Meadville Medical Center, and BHI Energy Health Plan
Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has encountered a cyberattack that impacted its IT systems….
Data Breaches Reported by Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Henwood Family Dentistry, Piedmont Healthcare and Surround Care
Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Ransomware Attack Impacts 236,000 Individuals Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery…
Warning Against LokiBot Malware and Increasing Remote Access Software Threats
HHS Publishes Alert Against LokiBot Malware The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (hC3) has publicized…
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Data Privacy
Data Breaches Reported by Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Henwood Family Dentistry, Piedmont Healthcare and Surround Care
Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Ransomware Attack Impacts 236,000 Individuals Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery based in Virginia has reported the potential compromise of the protected health information (PHI) of…
Finding the Common Causes of Hacking/IT Incidents
The common source of healthcare data breach data is HHS Office for Civil Rights Breach Report. Although it is an important source of data to know the developments in data…
Data Breaches Reported by Cummins Behavior Health, Redwood Coast Regional Center and Other Healthcare Entities
Data of 4 Million Coloradans Exposed in MOVEit Transfer Attack The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), which supervises the Medicaid program of the state and the…
Data Security
Warning Against LokiBot Malware and Increasing Remote Access Software Threats
HHS Publishes Alert Against LokiBot Malware The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (hC3) has publicized an Analyst Note regarding LokiBot – one of the most common and persistent malware variants….
Health Care Service Corporation and Schneck Medical Center Face Lawsuit
HIPAA Lawsuit Against Schneck Medical Center Resolved Schneck Medical Center based in Seymour, IN has resolved a lawsuit with Attorney General Todd Rokita of Indiana, regarding a ransomware attack and…
Vulnerabilities Found in 1,900 Citrix NetScaler Devices and Limited Use of Generative AI by Malicious Actors
Malicious Actors Still Limit the Use of Generative AI It is feared that malicious actors will take advantage of generative AI to support their malicious pursuits; nevertheless, the use of…
HIPAA and HITECH Compliance
Guidance on Managing Legacy Medical Devices and Advisory Against Rhysida Ransomware Attacks
FDA Releases Guidance on Managing Legacy Medical Device Cybersecurity Risks The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report that recommends how to handle the cybersecurity problems of…
HIPAA Cases Against Doctors’ Management Services and Wright & Filippis Resolved
Doctors’ Management Services Resolves OCR HIPAA Case for $100,000 The HHS’ Office for Civil (OCR) has consented to resolve an investigation of a ransomware attack and data breach that revealed…
How does HIPAA compliance apply to healthcare administration firms?
Healthcare administration firms must adhere to HIPAA compliance, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PHI by implementing administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, thus mitigating risks of unauthorized access or…
IT Security Breaches
Data Breaches at Medical Eye Services, PeakMed, Prospect Medical Services, and 4 More Healthcare Providers
Medical Eye Services Says PHI of 370,000 Patients Stolen in MOVEit Transfer Hack Medical Eye Services, Inc. based in California recently reported the theft of the protected health information (PHI)…
Cyberattacks on Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Fellowship Village, Meadville Medical Center, and BHI Energy Health Plan
Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has encountered a cyberattack that impacted its IT systems. The health network discovered the attack last week. On October 20, 2023, at 10 p.m.,…
Community First Medical Center Data Breach, AlphV and CommonSpirit Health Ransomware Attack
Community First Medical Center based in Chicago, IL started telling 216,047 patients about a cyberattack that allowed an unauthorized entity to obtain access to its computer system on July 12,…