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Brainard Surgery Center data breach exposes patient information
Brainard Surgery Center recently confirmed a data breach that may have potentially acquired sensitive personal and protected health information (PHI)...
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Federal health officials urged to probe California privacy breach
Kirsten Peremore: May 8, 2025 6:20:01 PM
On April 30, 2025, Representative Kevin Kiley (CA-3) formally requested that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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St. Louis University reaches settlement in data breach lawsuit
Tshedimoso Makhene: May 8, 2025 6:00:52 PM
St. Louis University has agreed to a $2 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over a data breach that exposed personal information of more...
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DOJ targets neurofeedback billing in $15M behavioral health fraud case
Federal prosecutors have charged a Minnesota couple with orchestrating a $15 million healthcare fraud scheme involving overbilling and false claims...
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Apple alerts users in 100 countries to spyware threat
Farah Amod: May 8, 2025 5:03:35 PM
Apple alerts users in 100 countries to highly targeted spyware attacks likely linked to government surveillance tools.
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Supreme Court backs HHS in Medicare case impacting hospital funding
Kirsten Peremore: May 8, 2025 4:33:24 PM
On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a significant case concerning...
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Acadian Ambulance seeks to dismiss breach lawsuit
Farah Amod: May 7, 2025 7:03:18 PM
Acadian Ambulance is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit over a 2024 data breach, arguing that victims haven’t shown any actual harm.
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FBI publishes 42,000 phishing domains from Labhost takedown
Farah Amod: May 7, 2025 3:08:45 PM
The FBI has released a list of 42,000 phishing domains tied to the dismantled LabHost network, giving cybersecurity teams a powerful tool to identify...
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Oregon DEQ hit by cyberattack as hackers leak 1.3 million files
Farah Amod: May 7, 2025 3:57:01 AM
Hackers have leaked 1.3 million files stolen from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, exposing sensitive employee data and disrupting...
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FBI seeks help to identify Salt Typhoon hackers behind telecom breaches
Farah Amod: May 7, 2025 3:49:42 AM
The FBI is asking for public tips to help track down Salt Typhoon, the Chinese hacking group behind major breaches of telecom networks worldwide.
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WorkComposer breach leaks 21 million employee screenshots
Farah Amod: May 6, 2025 6:37:50 PM
Approximately 21 million employee screenshots were leaked in a massive breach of the surveillance tool WorkComposer, exposing sensitive workplace...
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LSC breach exposes data of 1.6 million patients
Farah Amod: May 6, 2025 4:51:57 PM
LSC breach exposes sensitive medical and personal data of 1.6 million, including patients from select Planned Parenthood centers.
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19 states sue Trump administration over public health service cuts
Kirsten Peremore: May 6, 2025 2:23:07 PM
On May 5, 2025, New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 19 other state attorneys general—including those from California, Colorado, and...