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Over 161,000 impacted in Long Island Plastic Surgical Group cyberattack
Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, a network of 13 practices in New York, has confirmed that a network breach compromised the protected health...
Healthcare cybersecurity news (61)
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Michigan dental practice reaches $2.7 million settlement
Kirsten Peremore: Oct 29, 2024 5:13:31 PM
A Michigan dental practice settled for $2.7 million following a 2023 data breach impacting over 1 million patients.
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OCR releases ransomware prevention guidance
Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 29, 2024 1:13:47 PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has published a video to help healthcare organizations prevent ransomware...
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Latest stats on the current threat landscape
Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 10:04:45 AM
A report from the Ponemon Institute illustrates the financial and patient safety impacts of cyber insecurity in healthcare, urging organizations to...
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Your guide to healthcare incident response
Farah Amod: Oct 29, 2024 3:34:00 AM
An incident response plan is a framework that equips healthcare organizations with the tools and protocols to manage and mitigate the impact of...
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Over 100 million impacted by Change Healthcare ransomware attack
Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 28, 2024 6:42:43 PM
UnitedHealth has confirmed that the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare exposed the personal and healthcare data of over 100 million...
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Boston Children’s Health Physicians targeted in ransomware attack
Tshedimoso Makhene: Oct 28, 2024 6:34:09 PM
Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP) fell victim to a ransomware attack involving an IT vendor. The attacker, the BianLian group, is now...
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Cybersecurity collaboration takes center stage at HIPAA Security 2024 conference
Officials from HHS and NIST focused on the importance of collaboration to enhance healthcare cybersecurity during the first day of the Safeguarding...
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Survival Flight email breach exposes 12,342 individuals
Survival Flight, an Arizona-based emergency medical transport company, recently announced that a cyberattack targeted its email systems, compromising...
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OnePoint Patient Care reports data breach affecting 795,000
On October 14, 2024, Arizona-based OnePoint Patient Care, a leading hospice pharmacy, disclosed a data breach that compromised the personal...
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Insurance firm reports data breach impacting thousands
Abby Grifno: Oct 28, 2024 4:44:28 PM
Insurance firm Johnson & Johnson recently reported a data breach impacting thousands.
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Investigation reveals Medicare fraud more prevalent than ever
Abby Grifno: Oct 28, 2024 12:49:15 PM
CBS journalists recently investigated the prevalence of Medicare fraud and its relationship to rising data breaches.
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HHS identifies healthcare’s most urgent cyber threats
During the recent Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security conference, the HHS urged healthcare organizations to...