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House subcommittee examines cybersecurity risks in legacy medical devices
The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on April 1 to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in legacy...
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District Court vacates FDA LDT rule
On March 31, 2025, a U.S. District Court ruling vacated the FDA’s Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT) Rule, raising key questions about the future...
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Understanding the 2025 healthcare price transparency Executive Order
On February 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order titled "Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear,...
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New Executive Order aims to strengthen healthcare price transparency rules
On February 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and...
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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,...