Settlements and fines

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Health Fitness Corporation pays $227,816 for HIPAA violation

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reached a $227,816 settlement with Health Fitness Corporation for failing to conduct a timely...

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Comstar settles HIPAA ransomware breach affecting over 585k

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services settled with Comstar, LLC for $75,000 over a ransomware breach affecting 585,621 individuals.

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Brightline reaches $7m data breach settlement

A data breach occurred within Brightline in January 2023 when the Clop ransomware group exploited a remote code execution vulnerability in Fortra’s...

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Illinois hospital settles $675K lawsuit

In September 2023, Morrison Community Hospital, 25-bed critical access hospital in Illinois, experienced a cyberattack that compromised its IT...

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Enzo Biochem to pay $4.5 million settlement over data breach failures

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Enzo Biochem to pay $4.5 million settlement over data breach failures

Enzo Biochem, Inc. has agreed to a $4.5 million settlement after a cyberattack in April 2023 compromised the personal and private health information...

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Cash App awards $15 million to users following data breach

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Cash App awards $15 million to users following data breach

The settlement is the result of a 2021 data breach.

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American Medical Response fined $115K by the HHS

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American Medical Response fined $115K by the HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services fined American Medical Response $115,200 for failing to provide a patient with timely access to...

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HHS enforces HIPAA security rule with $950,000 settlement

In a recent move to strengthen cybersecurity standards, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...

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Whistleblower surgeon could face 10 years in prison for exposing PHI (Clone)

Dr. Eithan Haim, a surgeon at Texas Children’s Hospital, was indicted for criminally violating HIPAA after he disclosed confidential documents to a...

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