Mark Wilson
$400K HIPAA Payment for BAA Failures
The Section of Human and Health Services’ OCR has stated it has concluded an agreement with Care New England Health System (CNE) to settle suspected breaches of the HIPAA. CNE should reimburse a financial fine of $400K and should implement … Read more
New Review Indicates Data Break Cost is $200K for each Happening
A new review indicates the cost of deciding breaks of confidential information is much lower than earlier thought. The charges are so little that for several firms there is a slight inducement to finance more cash to expand cybersecurity protections. … Read more
Deficiency of Ransomware Defenses Might Breach FTC Law
The Division of Health and Human Services’ OCR has lately distributed guidance for HIPAA covered entities on ransomware to assist protected bodies trade with the enhanced danger of ransomware assaults. Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cautioned companies that they should … Read more
8.8 Million Healthcare Files Penetrated in August
August was a regrettable month for healthcare data breaches. Over 8.8 million health plan member and patient files were stolen or exposed, totaling exactly 8,804,608 files. According to the latest segment of the Protenus Breach Barometer, the total number of … Read more
Revised Safety Risk Evaluation Device Announced by ONC
OCR has a preference to resolve HIPAA conformity problems through voluntary conformity as well as non-punitive ways, even though financial fines are these days becoming more usual. If OCR detectives discover HIPAA breaches, financial fines might be imposed. Penalties of … Read more
HIMSS Analysis Discloses Shocking Healthcare Safety Weaknesses
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has circulated the outcomes of its yearly healthcare cybersecurity analysis. The report demonstrates that healthcare companies are using a range of methods to enhance their safety posture as well as keep confidential … Read more
Biggest Ever HIPAA Agreement: Advocate Health to Reimburse OCR $5.5 Million
Previous month, the Department of Health and Human Services’ OCR publicized 2 huge agreements with protected entities to settle suspected HIPAA breaches. Nevertheless, even the $2.7 million, as well as, $2.75 million settlements at UMMC and OHSU were not big as … Read more
Huge 3.7 Million Highest Healthcare Cyberattack Exposed
A huge data break has been informed by a Phoenix AZ-based healthcare company which has possibly affected 3.7 million people. The assault is the 2nd biggest cyberattack informed thus far in 2016, just second to previous month’s 9.3 million highest break … Read more
2.75 Million Dollar HIPAA Agreement Achieved with UMMC
Immediately after the 2.7 million HIPAA break agreement with OHSU comes news of one more multi-million-dollar agreement with one more university. The Division of Health and Human Services’ OCR declared four days ago that University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) … Read more
Oregon Health & Science Varsity to Pay The Office for Civil Rights $2.7 Million for 2013 Data Breaks
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has consented to resolve a lawsuit with the Division of Health and Human Services’ OCR originating from 2 data breaks suffered in 2013. A fine of $2.7 million will be funded by OHSU to … Read more
North Ottawa Medical Group Alerts 22K of Bizmatics Break
North Ottawa Medical Group has alerted 22K of its sick persons that they have been affected by a malevolent program contagion which was found out by its Electronic Medical Record management firm, Bizmatics. North Ottawa Medical Group merges a lengthy … Read more
Philadelphia BA Agrees to $650K OCR Payment
The Division of Health and Human Services’ OCR issued particulars of a settlement which was concluded with Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) on June 24, 2016. CHCS has approved to settle down suspected HIPAA breaches … Read more
655K Health Files from Unreported Data Breaks Purchasable on Darknet
Throughout the last few weeks, huge data dumps occurred from extraordinary cyberattacks on MySpace, LinkedIn, and Tumblr. More lately, in excess of 33 million mutilated Twitter accounts were registered online for sale. These accounts are thought to have been mutilated … Read more
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Informs 600 of PHI Revelation
A storage servicer has notified the loss of 15 storing packets to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The packets were stowed at 3 Iron Mountain services in Fort Worth, Dallas, as well as Irving. The packets had … Read more
Kern County Mental Health Division Publicizes Secrecy Break
Kern County Mental Health Division, CA. (KCMH) has informed a break of safeguarded health information that happened during the transfer of its administrative division in April 2016. The break included the revelation of a partial amount of safeguarded health information of … Read more
Up to 400K Prisoners’ SSNs and PHI Revealed
Up to 400K existing and earlier inmates imprisoned by the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections during 1996 to 2014 have possibly had their medical data, Social Security numbers, and personally identifiable information displayed. Last month California Correctional Healthcare Services … Read more
Verity Health System Prey of Phishing Assault
Verity Health System has become prey to a phishing assault leading to confidential worker data being transmitted out of the company. Employee names, Social Security numbers, addresses, money earned in the fiscal year, as well as particulars of tax pending … Read more
40,000 Podiatry Patients Notified of PHI Revelation
Earlier this year, Stamford Podiatry Group P.C., has found out that an illegal third party accessed to its computer systems for a period of nearly 2 months. The intruder was capable to see company data and possibly accessed the electronic … Read more
Tucson Emergency Chamber Patients’ PHI Thieved from Doctor’s Automobile
Roughly 1K patients in Southern Arizona have received notices of a break of safeguarded health information after the thievery of a doctor’s record. The record had been dumped in the automobile of a doctor who performed for Emergency Medicine Associates, … Read more
HHS Publicizes Release of the Ultimate Data Safety Policy Rules Framework
Sylvia Matthews Burwell, HHS Secretary has publicized the release of the ultimate Data Safety Policy Rules Framework for the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) which was introduced by President Obama in the early part of 2015. The Security Principles Framework was upgraded to … Read more
Medical Colleagues of Texas Hacking Case Affects 68,000 Patients
Medical Colleagues of Texas, a doctors’ alliance based in Katy, TX, has discovered that an unauthorized individual gained access to its system, compromising the files of over 68,000 patients. The specific details of the incident have not been disclosed, and … Read more
95000 More Patients Revealed to Have Been Affected by Bizmatics Data Break
The OCR has gotten two more break reports from healthcare suppliers affected by the Bizmatics data break. Nearly 95K patients of the 2 healthcare services have possibly had their files accessed by cyberpunks. Southeast Eye Institute P.A, carrying out business … Read more
Illinois Data Break Notice Law Renewed
Illinois data break notice rule has been updated, widening the meaning of private information and modifying the timescale for alerting the Attorney General of data breaks. A break notice will have to be released if an individual’s complete name or last … Read more
4K Michigan Chiropractic Patients Informed of Possible Data Break
4,082 sick persons of Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies (CCBT) have been informed of a possible break of safeguarded health information following malware was found in one of the firm’s servers. The malware was found on 19th March, 2016, when … Read more
2,100 Old-timers Had Their PHI Revealed in April
Every month the Division of Veteran Matters issues a statement to Congress on the info safety cases experienced by Veteran Affairs (VA) services during the month. Protected health information (PHI) disclosures increased substantially in April, with 2,105 old-timers’ PHI being … Read more
Florida Medical Clinic Informs 1K Patients of Secrecy Breach
Florida Medical Clinic, PA., has informed 1K patients that their outstanding balance reports were revealed online as a consequence of a misconfiguration of its Patient Portal. Outstanding balance reports of a few patients, between November 18, and January 6, 2016, … Read more
Anti-Malware Scan Halts Cardiac Catheterization Process
It’s imperative for anti-malware keys to be utilized to defend medical appliances, even though care should be taken when designing software. In the same way, as was lately stressed at a U.S. hospice, a misconfiguration of software has the possibility … Read more
23000 Patients of Mayfield Clinic Receive Malware-Infected Email
The Mayfield Clinic of Cincinnati patients received an email in February that contained a malevolent attachment which transferred ransomware onto their machines. The entrance on the HHS’ OCR infringement portal shows 23,341 patients received the email, even though it’s unclear … Read more
California Ransomware Law Approved by State Senate Commission
Bob Hertzberg, Californian Senator, introduced a new proposal (Senate Proposal 1137) in February that suggests a modification to the punitive policy in California in order to make it an offense to intentionally fix ransomware on a CPU. The proposal has … Read more
1,400 Weaknesses Discovered in Admired Drug Cabinet System
As per an advisory released by the Division of Homeland Security, an admired drug cabinet system has been discovered to have more than 1,400 weaknesses, a lot of which might be abused distantly using freely available activities. Additionally, the abuses might be … Read more
Mercy Hospital in Iowa Noticed Data-Capturing Virus
As per a statement issued by the hospital late previous week, a computer virus might have permitted hackers to get the data of roughly 15,000 sick persons of Mercy Iowa City. Sick persons began to be informed of the security … Read more
2 More Californian Hospital Ransomware Assaults Informed
2 more hospitals in South of California have informed being harmed with ransomware. The Victorville’s Desert Valley Hospital as well as Chino Valley Medical Center, which are both managed by Prime Healthcare, were hit on Friday previous week. A lot … Read more
$1.55 Million HIPAA Agreement for Want of BAA as well as Risk Study Failures
The Division of Health and Human Services’ OCR has declared it has achieved an agreement with North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota on suspected HIPAA breaches from a 2011 data break. North Memorial has consented to pay $1,550,000 to OCR to … Read more
21st Century Oncology Informs 2.2M Patients of Hacking Case
At 21st Century Oncology, a hacker accessed a patient database having Social Security numbers and insurance data of patients in October. The case isn’t of the magnitude of the breaks at Primera Blue Cross, Excellus BCBS, or Anthem, however, it does … Read more
911 Dispatcher Sacked for Secrecy Breach
The illegal sharing of secret health info on Facebook has led to a 911 dispatcher losing her job, however that might not be the conclusion of it. The patient whose secrecy was breached thinks the loss of service isn’t punishment sufficient … Read more
Rogue Worker Thieves 24000 Jackson Health System Patient Files
A Jackson Health System worker is accused of thieving about 24,000 patient files over a duration of 5 years. The unit secretary of the hospital has been put on administrative leave till the end of an internal inquiry into the … Read more
HIPAA Business Associate Informs 31K Record Data Violation
Omaha-based Seim Johnson, a commercial partner of several healthcare providers in Nebraska and outside, has declared that one of its laptops was thieved in Nashville, Tennessee, revealing almost 31,000 healthcare patient files. The laptop had the protected health information of … Read more
Apple Health HIPAA Violation Affects 91K Medicaid Receivers
As per a statement released by Steve Dotson, HCA risk manager, a Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) worker has breached the safeguarded health info of 91,000 Apple Health Medicaid package customers over a duration of nearly 3 years. All … Read more
Two Employees Sacked for Jason Pierre-Paul HIPAA Violation
Earlier in July 2015, Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giant football team member paid a visit to Jackson Memorial Hospital of Miami for medication following a fireworks mishap. News reports appeared soon after verifying Pierre-Paul had undergone a major hand damage. … Read more
Borgess Rheumatology Notifies 700 Patients of Mailing Mistake
Borgess Rheumatology has notified that 700 of its patients have been affected by a mailing mistake which happened on December 9, 2015. That revealed their PHI. Although no Social Security numbers or other extremely confidential data have been revealed, concerned … Read more
Lincare Inc to Disburse $239,800 CMP for HIPAA Infringement
For just the second time in its past, OCR has instructed a HIPAA-covered body to disburse civil fiscal fines for HIPAA infringements. Lincare Inc. is needed to pay $239,800 for breaches of the HIPAA Secrecy Law which were found during … Read more
Hawai‘i Medical Facility Association Privacy Infringement Affects 10,800
Autonomous Blue Cross Blue Shield license holder Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA) has begun sending infringement announcement letters to 10,800 members warning them to a privacy infringement that led to one member’s medical disorder being revealed to another HMSA member. … Read more
Survey Shows Law Companies are not Complying with HIPAA Regulations
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) deals with health insurers, healthcare providers, and healthcare clearinghouses, and all covered entities are required to comply with HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Infringement Announcement Laws. HIPAA additionally applies to vendors as well … Read more
Community Mercy Health Partners Informs Patients of November Data Infringement
During late November, a member of the public found many documents at a recycling center which seemed to have come from hospitals administrated by Community Mercy Health Partners. The documents included complete info concerning patients who had gotten medical services … Read more
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Informs Data Exposure to 29K Patients
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital has released a media declaration providing more information on the 29,156-record data infringement that happened on October 31, 2015. The hospital has clarified that the infringement happened when an unknown person entered a top-secret space of the … Read more
Six Lost Hard Drives Informed by Centene: 950,000 Members Affected
Centene Corporation, Wisconsin-based health insurer, has declared the loss of 6 unencrypted computer hard drives having the safeguarded health information of roughly 950,000 of its members. The hard drives were being utilized for a job to make better the health … Read more
Snapchat Video Post Results Nursing Assistant Sacking
A nursing helper from the Parkside Manor assisted-living service in Kenosha, WI. has been sacked for showing a video of a nearly nude 93-year-old Alzheimer’s patient as well as distributing the file on Snapchat. In recent months an unpleasant tendency … Read more
Phishing Assault Borne by Brigham and Women’s and Brigham as well as Women’s Faulkner Hospitals
Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has warned patients of a security infringement as soon as a phishing assault compromised the email account of a hospital worker. 1,009 patients have been impacted by the cyberattack. Late previous year, a Brigham … Read more
New West Health Services Data Breach Affected 25,000 Patients
New West Health Services has begun informing 25,000 patients concerning the loss of a password-protected, unencrypted laptop containing wide-ranging Protected Health Information. Latest West Health Services Data Infringement Affects 25,000 Patients New West Health Services, a not-for-profit provider of … Read more
Telephone Phishing Swindle Affects 21K Blue Shield of California Customers
An infringement of PHI caused by a worker of a business partner who fell for a telephone phishing fraud has been informed by Blue Shield of California. Nearly 21,000 people have been influenced by the security infringement. Insurers and healthcare … Read more
