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Nearly 294,000 affected in Allegheny Health Network data breach
On January 17, 2025, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) reported a major data breach affecting 293,900 patients. The breach occurred due to unauthorized...
Breaches
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Hospitality software breach impacts nearly 500K hotel guests
Abby Grifno: Jan 21, 2025 7:34:02 AM
What happened Otelier was recently the victim of a large breach, impacting approximately 437,000 individuals.
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Ransomware breach costs Michigan surgical group $10K in HIPAA settlement
Kirsten Peremore: Jan 17, 2025 5:39:07 PM
In March 2023, Northeast Surgical Group, P.C. experienced a data breach impacting thousands of patients as a result of a failure to conduct a risk...
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Wolf Haldenstein data breach exposes information of 3.5 million
Kirsten Peremore: Jan 17, 2025 4:52:33 PM
Wolf Haldenstein, a law firm with offices in major cities like New York and Chicago, experienced a massive data breach in late 2023, impacting...
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HHS settles phishing investigation with Solara Medical Supplies for $3M
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a $3 million settlement with Solara Medical...
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PowerSchool faces large data breach
Abby Grifno: Jan 13, 2025 3:23:05 AM
The tech vendor is known for housing student information for public schools nationwide.
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Tycon Medical Systems begins sending breach notices
Abby Grifno: Jan 11, 2025 3:20:46 PM
The Virginia-based medical equipment providers is now notifying impacted customers.
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MA & VA firms reach $170K settlement with HHS for ransomware breaches
Tshedimoso Makhene: Jan 10, 2025 4:00:00 PM
Elgon Inc. and Virtual Private Network Solutions have agreed to pay $170,000 in fines and implement corrective action plans after investigations...
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Excelsior Orthopaedics reports data breach affecting nearly 357,000
Excelsior Orthopaedics, LLP, a healthcare provider based in Amherst, New York, recently disclosed a data breach after discovering an unauthorized...
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OCR settles HIPAA Security Rule investigation with USR Holdings
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a $337,750 settlement with USR Holdings, LLC, a...
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Elgon Information Systems to pay $80,000 for ransomware breach
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its first HIPAA enforcement action of 2025, settling on a $80,000 penalty on Elgon Information Systems...
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22K consumers affected by In-Home Attendant Services breach
Texas-based healthcare provider In-Home Attendant Services, Ltd. recently reported that a data breach affected 22,000 consumers, exposing their...
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Lexington Diagnostic Center data breach exposes nearly 30K
On December 24, 2024, Lexington Diagnostic Center (LDC) filed a data breach notice with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for...