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Maria Perez is an experienced journalist with a strong background in reporting on cybersecurity news. Over the years, she has covered major data breaches, emerging cyber threats, and developments in digital privacy and regulation. Her work is recognized for its clarity, depth, and dedication to keeping readers informed in a rapidly evolving field.

January 27, 2021

Blackbaud Ransomware Attack Leads to Rady Children’s Hospital Class Action Lawsuit

In May 2020, the cloud software group Blackbaud was targeted and attacked with ransomware. As is typical in human managed ransomware attacks, data was stolen ...

Trends & Reports

January 15, 2021

More Stringent Application of HIPAA Right of Access Rules by OCR Results in $200,000 Penalty

There is further evidence of the increasingly stringent application of the HIPAA Right of Access Rules by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on ...

January 13, 2021

Ransomware Attack Impacts Lake Region Healthcare

On December 22, 2020, Minnesota-based Lake Region Healthcare discovered ransomware had been deployed on its network and the attackers gained access to its databases. The ...

January 2, 2021

Wilmington Surgical Associates Ransomware Attack Impacts Over 14,000 Patients

The NetWalker ransomware group has claimed it is behind a ransomware attack that took place on the North Carolina-based surgical center, Wilmington Surgical Associates in ...

Trends & Reports

December 21, 2020

OCR Confirms HIPAA Rules on Disclosures of PHI to Health Information Exchanges

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has published guidance on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules related ...

Security Breaches

December 21, 2020

SkyMed Comes to Settlement Agreement with FTC for 2019 Consumer Data Breach

SkyMed has com to a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the aftermath an audit of its information security practices in relation ...

December 19, 2020

Three Vulnerabilities Identified in Medtronic MyCareLink Smart Patient Readers

Three critical vulnerabilities have been found in Medtronic MyCareLink (MCL) Smart Patient Readers, which could be exploited by threat actors to gain access to protected ...

Tools & Practices

December 16, 2020

Bill Passed by House Calling for HHS to Recognize Implementation of Cybersecurity Best Practices

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed a new bill (HR 7898) which seeks to amend the HITECH Act to require the Department of ...

Security Breaches

December 14, 2020

Meharry Medical College & MEDNAX Services Email Account Breaches Reported

Meharry Medical College located in Nashville, TN, has revealed that an email account breach may have lead to in the illegal access of the protected ...

November 22, 2020

University of Cincinnati Medical Center HIPAA Right of Access Failure Results in $65,000 Fine

The 18th HIPAA financial penalty of 2020, the 12th fine under its HIPAA Right of Access enforcement initiative, has been revealed by HHS’ Office for ...

November 17, 2020

U.S. Data Breach Impacts 829,454 Luxottica Patients

The largest eyewear firm globally, Luxottica, has had a number of its web portals targeted in a cyberattack that has resulted in a breach of ...

Security Breaches

October 29, 2020

Three Data Breaches Result in $1m HIPAA Penalty for Aetna

Aetna Life Insurance Company and the affiliated covered entity (Aetna) have settled a HIPAA compliance violation case with the Department of Health and Human Services’ ...

Trends & Reports

October 20, 2020

OCR HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Results in 9th Financial Penalty

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is maintaining the pace in its crackdown on healthcare groups that are 1005 adhering to the HIPAA right ...

October 16, 2020

Multi-State Breach Investigation Settled with Community Health Systems Paying $5 Million Penalty

Tennessee-based Community Health Systems and subsidiary CHSPCS LLC have settled a multiple-state action with 28 state attorneys general for $5 million. A joint investigation was ...

Security Breaches

October 12, 2020

Facilitating or Paying a Ransomware Payment will Lead to Sanctions: US Treasury Department

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has warned that companies that facilitate ransom payments to cybercriminals on behalf of victims of ...

Security Breaches

October 9, 2020

Clinical Trial Software Provider Hit with Ransomware Attack

eResearch, a software company from Philadelphia, which sells software used in vital research on Covid-19, was hit with a ransomware attack that has affected many ...

Security Breaches

September 26, 2020

Breach of 6 Million Records and Multiple HIPAA Failures Leads to $2.3 Million HIPAA Fine for Business Associate

The Tennessee-based management company CHSPSC LLC, a supplier of services to a range of different subsidiary hospital operator companies and other affiliates of Community Health ...

September 21, 2020

7,777 Patients Impacted by Starling Physicians Email Breach

Starling Physicians has begun contacting 7,777 patients to make them aware that a portion of their protected health information may have been accessed by an ...

September 16, 2020

Five OCR HIPAA Fines for HIPAA Right of Access Failures

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently agreed to settle five HIPAA compliance cases that were investigated after ...

Tools & Practices

September 12, 2020

Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool Released by HHS

An updated version the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool has now been released. The ...

Tools & Practices

August 20, 2020

Citrix Endpoint Management/XenMobile Server Patches Released

Patches have been released to address two critical vulnerabilities in Citrix Endpoint Management (CEM) / XenMobile Server. The flaws could be exploited by an unauthenticated ...

August 18, 2020

Northern Light Health Foundation Alerts 657,392 Donors About Blackbaud Ransomware Attack

The Brewer, ME-based integrated healthcare group, Northern Light Health Foundation, has revealed it has been impacted by the recent ransomware attack on Blackbaud Inc. The ...

August 10, 2020

Phishing Attack Hits Children’s Hospital in Colorado

Children’s Hospital Colorado is contacting 2,553 patients to inform them that some of their protected health information was held in an email account that was ...

Security Breaches

July 24, 2020

Sarrell Regional Dental Center Ransomware Legal Action Thrown Out by Federal Judge

A legal action filed against Sarrell Regional Dental Center for Public Health Inc. in relation to a July 2019 ransomware attack has been thrown out ...

July 14, 2020

Healthcare Fiscal Management Ransomware Attack Impacts Up to 58,000 People

The Wilmington, NC-based provider of self-pay conversion and insurance eligibility services to hospitals, clinics and physician groups, Healthcare Fiscal Management Inc. (HFMI), has revealed that ...

June 30, 2020

Philips Ultrasound Systems Vulnerability Discovered

An authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Philips Ultrasound Systems that could targeted by a hacker to view or modify data has been discovered. The flaw is ...

Security Breaches

June 27, 2020

Cybercriminal Apprehended & Charged for 2014 UPMC Cyberattack

The United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania has released a statement that confirms a suspect has been arrested and charged in ...

June 15, 2020

Another Phishing Attack Impacts University of Utah Health

University of Utah Health has been impacted by a new phishing attack, with the most recent attack leading to the exposure of the protected health ...

June 7, 2020

Illegal Disposal of Patient Records Discovered by St Joseph Health System

St Joseph Health System in North Central Indiana is contacting clients to inform them that a portion of protected health information has been breached and ...

May 30, 2020

BJC HealthCare Patients at 19 Hospitals Impacted by Phishing Attack

BJC Healthcare has released that statement that revealed that three of its staff email accounts have been accessed by an unauthorized actor as a result ...

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