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OCR probes UCLA’s Medical School for alleged race-based admissions
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently launched an investigation into a major California medical school over allegations that its admissions...
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ALN Medical Management data breach exposes patient information
Tshedimoso Makhene: Apr 4, 2025 7:05:38 AM
ALN Medical Management, Inc. announced a data breach involving multiple healthcare providers, compromising patients' sensitive information. The...
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Kentucky amends Consumer Data Protection Act with new exemptions
On March 15, Kentucky passed HB 473, which revises the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act to include new data exemptions and technical...
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Oracle Health faces backlash after hack exposes patient data
Kirsten Peremore: Apr 1, 2025 5:45:45 PM
In January 2025, Oracle Health, which acquired Cerner and its electronic health record (EHR) system in 2022, experienced a hacking incident involving...
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New York woman sentenced for criminal HIPAA violation
Farah Amod: Apr 1, 2025 1:05:37 PM
A New York woman was sentenced to probation after mailing stolen health records as part of an extortion attempt.
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Lab operator convicted in $4M Medicare fraud scheme
Sherif Khalil, a California lab operator, was convicted of defrauding Medicare of $4 million by submitting claims for medically unnecessary drug...
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New phishing service exploits DNS MX records
Tshedimoso Makhene: Mar 31, 2025 1:43:08 PM
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a sophisticated phishing-as-a-service platform, Morphing Meerkat. This platform dynamically creates fake login...
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Hacker leaks millions of X records
Abby Grifno: Mar 31, 2025 1:30:41 PM
The hacker allegedly combined data from a 2022 breach with data from a 2025 breach.
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Threat actors using ChatGPT vulnerability to exploit healthcare industry
A newly identified ChatGPT vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber attackers, posing a risk to industries handling sensitive data,...
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HHS settles HIPAA investigation with Health Fitness over security failures
Kirsten Peremore: Mar 26, 2025 5:08:26 PM
On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Health Fitness...
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Senators reintroduce Genomic Data Protection Act to strengthen consumer privacy
Kirsten Peremore: Mar 26, 2025 1:45:46 PM
Bipartisan senators have reintroduced the Genomic Data Protection Act, targeted at providing additional protections for genetic data not covered...
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LockBit developer extradited to U.S. in global cybercrime crackdown
The U.S. Justice Department has announced the extradition of dual Russian and Israeli national Rostislav Panev, who is allegedly connected to the...
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Omaha medical assistants sentenced for wrongful disclosure of PHI
Kirsten Peremore: Mar 20, 2025 5:11:46 PM
Two employees were found to have wrongfully accessed and disclosed patient information through an FBI investigation. The employees have since been...