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BCBS $5.4B antitrust settlements reshape healthcare landscape
A decade-long legal battle against Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has culminated in two landmark settlements totaling $5.4 billion, marking the...
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DOJ charges Russian nationals in ransomware scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently brought charges against Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, Russian nationals accused of leading...
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Timeline set for Change Healthcare’s motion to dismiss in data breach case
Farah Amod: Feb 28, 2025 12:32:02 PM
A federal judge has set deadlines for Change Healthcare’s motion to dismiss claims in lawsuits over a data breach affecting millions.
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Amazon faces first test of Washington's health data privacy law
A Washington state privacy law faces its first major test as Amazon confronts a class-action lawsuit over alleged unauthorized collection of consumer...
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Agencies warn of Ghost ransomware activity
The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint advisory warning about the Ghost ransomware group, which has been active since 2021.
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Apple pulls strongest privacy tool from UK market
Apple has removed its highest-level security feature from the UK market following a standoff with the government over access to user data, marking a...
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The healthcare data breach epidemic of 2024
Farah Amod: Feb 25, 2025 5:18:25 PM
In 2024, cyberattacks on healthcare organizations reached record levels, exposing millions of patient records and disrupting medical services. These...
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Washington's My Health My Data Act vs. HIPAA
Healthcare organizations have long operated under HIPAA's privacy rules, but Washington state's new My Health My Data Act (MHMD) represents a...
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Amazon sued over alleged secret collection of consumer location data
A class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court alleges Amazon secretly tracked and sold sensitive consumer data through mobile apps,...
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UnitedHealthcare faces DOJ civil fraud investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare, focusing on whether the company is unlawfully...
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Russia’s ‘BadPilot’ hackers target critical infrastructure worldwide
Farah Amod: Feb 25, 2025 7:06:30 AM
Russia’s ‘BadPilot’ cyber campaign, linked to state-sponsored hackers, is targeting critical infrastructure worldwide, using sophisticated tactics to...
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Beverly Hills surgeon slammed for data breach silence
Kirsten Peremore: Feb 24, 2025 4:53:04 PM
In October 2023, the ransomware group Hunters International claimed responsibility for hacking the plastic surgery practice of Dr. Jaime S. Schwartz,...
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CISA warns of active exploitation of Trimble Cityworks software
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning about an actively exploited security flaw in Trimble Cityworks...