July 2024: 42 breaches impact healthcare industry

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July 2024: 42 breaches impact healthcare industry

In July 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Breach Portal reported that the healthcare sector experienced 42 data breaches, impacting over 917,000 patients.

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HIPAA compliance in the age of remote work

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HIPAA compliance in the age of remote work

The shift to remote work has undoubtedly posed issues for HIPAA compliance, but it also provides an opportunity for healthcare providers to upgrade...

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Maryland enacts new data privacy law affecting multiple industries

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Maryland enacts new data privacy law affecting multiple industries

Maryland's Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) introduces some of the nation's strictest data privacy regulations. Scheduled to take effect in October...

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More than 61,000 patients exposed in rural Alabama hospital cyberattack

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Over 61,000 patients exposed in rural Alabama hospital cyberattack

Medical Center Barbour, a small rural hospital in Alabama, recently informed 61,014 patients that a data breach in October 2023 compromised their...

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Carespring Healthcare Management faces breach impacting 70,000

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Carespring Healthcare Management faces breach impacting 70,000

The Loveland, Ohio-based provider recently faced a data breach impacting over 70,000 patients and employees.

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Alabama Cardiovascular Group data breach impacts 200,000 clients

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Alabama Cardiovascular Group data breach impacts 200,000 clients

The breach is estimated to impact over 200,000 clients.

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Ransomware gang launches new malware to disable security software

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Ransomware gang launches new malware to disable security software

RansomHub ransomware operators are deploying new malware, EDRKillShifter. It works by disabling security software after exploiting vulnerable drivers...

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New initiative launches to improve cyber defense

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New initiative launches to improve cyber defense

The project, called UnDisruptable27, hopes to help protect critical infrastructure from growing cyber threats.

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Illinois home care service experiences breach impacting over 26,000

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Illinois home care service experiences breach impacting over 26,000

The Help at Home breach occurred when a former third partyvendor's network server was hacked, exposing sensitive personal and medical information of...

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Toyota data breach exposes employee and customer information

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Toyota data breach exposes employee and customer information

The automotive giant Toyota has confirmed that its network was breached, leading to the theft and subsequent leakage of 240GB of sensitive data.

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CCPA redefines data breaches in BetterHelp ruling

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CCPA redefines data breaches in BetterHelp ruling

A California federal court has ruled that the disclosure of certain data collected through website cookies could constitute a data breach under the...

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Unicorn’s staff locked out of Google accounts

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Unicoin’s staff locked out of Google accounts

A hacker compromised Unicoin's Google Workspace account, changed all employee passwords, and locked them out for four days, during which the attacker...

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104,234 affected by data breach at The New Jewish Home

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104,234 affected by data breach at The New Jewish Home

New York-based non-profit Jewish Home Lifecare, Inc., operating as ‘The New Jewish Home’ experienced a data breach that exposed the sensitive...

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