Security News and Advice
Does Zelle Need to be HIPAA Compliant?
Zelle does not need to be HIPAA compliant before covered entities can use the fund…
Is it Necessary for Ivy Pay to be HIPAA Compliant?
It is necessary for Ivy Pay to be HIPAA compliant if a healthcare provider who…
Med-Data Settles Data Breach Legal Case Through $7 Million Agreement
Med-Data Inc., a revenue cycle management services provider based in Spring, TX, has reached a…
Reports of Cyberattacks and Data Breaches by Valley Oaks Health, Sycamore Rehabilitation Services, Humana Inc., and Jewish Home Lifecare
50,000-Record Data Breach at Valley Oaks Health, Indiana Valley Oaks Health based in Niles, IL…
Green Ridge Behavioral Health Faces OCR HIPAA Action After Ransomware Attack
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has…
BlackCat Ransomware Group Behind Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Change Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare billing and data systems, finds itself grappling with…
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Compliance and Regulations
Does Zelle Need to be HIPAA Compliant?
Zelle does not need to be HIPAA compliant before covered entities can use the fund transfer service to collect payments from patients and plan members because of an exemption in…
Is it Necessary for Ivy Pay to be HIPAA Compliant?
It is necessary for Ivy Pay to be HIPAA compliant if a healthcare provider who qualifies as a HIPAA covered or hybrid entity wants to use the payment processing software…
Reports of Cyberattacks and Data Breaches by Valley Oaks Health, Sycamore Rehabilitation Services, Humana Inc., and Jewish Home Lifecare
50,000-Record Data Breach at Valley Oaks Health, Indiana Valley Oaks Health based in Niles, IL recently informed 50,352 persons concerning a breach of its system environment. Unauthorized persons acquired access…
Cyber Security Threats
Unite Here Data Breach And Lurie Children’s Hospital Cyberattack
791,000 People Affected by UNITE HERE Data Breach The labor Union, UNITE HERE, located in New York has 300,000 working individuals all over the United States and Canada. It recently…
Anonymous Leak Reveals China’s Cyber Operations
Documents purporting to have been stolen from a subcontractor of China’s Ministry of Public Security have been published on GitHub. These commercial documents (whose authenticity, impossible to confirm completely, is…
A Global Offensive Neutralized The LockBit Ransomware Group
The LockBit ransomware group, identified as one of the most prolific cybercriminal organizations, has been neutralized through a coordinated international law enforcement effort. Emerging in 2020, LockBit quickly ascended to…
IT Security Best Practices
Incident Response Playbook: our guidelines for 2024
Incident response playbooks establish standardized procedures for dealing with IT security incidents. These procedures detail explicit actions that an organization should undertake in preparation for, response to, and recovery from…
The Mandiant incident: A wake-up call in cybersecurity
In a recent and significant cybersecurity event, Mandiant, a Google-owned cybersecurity firm, fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack. This breach, part of a larger cryptocurrency phishing operation, not only exposed…
Safeguarding IoT security : Best practices in 2024
As we venture deeper into the Internet of Things (IoT) era, the security of these interconnected systems becomes increasingly vital. In 2024, IoT ecosystems are more complex and widespread, touching…
IT Security Incidents
Med-Data Settles Data Breach Legal Case Through $7 Million Agreement
Med-Data Inc., a revenue cycle management services provider based in Spring, TX, has reached a $7 million settlement to address all claims arising from a data breach spanning from 2018…
Green Ridge Behavioral Health Faces OCR HIPAA Action After Ransomware Attack
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced the settlement of a ransomware investigation involving Green Ridge Behavioral Health, LLC, a Maryland-based…
BlackCat Ransomware Group Behind Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Change Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare billing and data systems, finds itself grappling with a severe cybersecurity crisis following the detection of a malicious cyberattack on February 21, 2024….