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Wisconsin county scrutinized after 11-month breach notification delay
After discovering a cybersecurity breach on October 4, 2023, Richland County, Wisconsin, only sent letters notifying affected residents in August....
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Celebrating nearly three decades of protecting patient privacy
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 10, 2024 3:29:31 AM
The HHS celebrates 28 years of health data protection and advancement in patient privacy.
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Confidant Health's unsecured database unveiled by security researcher
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 9, 2024 11:30:00 AM
On September 6, 2024, Confidant Health’s unsecured database was discovered by a security researcher exposinghighly sensitive information that...
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Texas Attorney General sues Biden Administration over HIPAA Privacy Rule
Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 9, 2024 9:15:00 AM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration, claiming HIPAA Privacy Rule regulations hinder state law enforcement...
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Planned parenthood becomes one of RansomHub's 200+ cyberattack victims
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 9, 2024 8:45:00 AM
Planned Parenthood has become the latest target in a recent ransomware attack in its Montana branch.
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Act introduced to House of Representatives
Abby Grifno: Sep 6, 2024 6:58:06 AM
The new act, a companion to an act introduced to the Senate, hopes to improve healthcare cybersecurity by increasing government partnerships and more.
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Researcher sued for sharing data leaked in Columbus ransomware attack
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against cybersecurity researcher David Leroy Ross, also known as Connor Goodwolf. The lawsuit accuses...
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Analysis of the 2024 Verizon data breach investigation report
Farah Amod: Sep 4, 2024 5:15:00 AM
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has long been a trusted resource for security professionals, offering an analysis of the latest...
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Summary of IBM’s 2024 cost of a data breach report
Farah Amod: Sep 2, 2024 6:04:18 AM
The IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, a study conducted in collaboration with the Ponemon Institute, shows the financial and strategic...
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July 2024: 42 breaches impact healthcare industry
Farah Amod: Aug 28, 2024 5:59:27 PM
In July 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Breach Portal reported that the healthcare sector experienced 42 data breaches, impacting over...
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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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New initiative launches to improve cyber defense
Abby Grifno: Aug 26, 2024 11:24:46 AM
The project, called UnDisruptable27, hopes to help protect critical infrastructure from growing cyber threats.
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Unicoin’s staff locked out of Google accounts
Tshedimoso Makhene: Aug 22, 2024 9:24:09 AM
A hacker compromised Unicoin's Google Workspace account, changed all employee passwords, and locked them out for four days, during which the attacker...