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HHS announces its first settlement in a ransomware case: Doctors’ Management Services

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Dissent

From HHS, this interesting press announcement: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with Doctors’ Management Services, a Massachusetts medical management company that provides a variety of services, including medical billing and payor credentialing. The…

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OCR Releases Cybersecurity Video: How the HIPAA Security Rule Can Help Defend Against Cyber-Attacks

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Dissent

In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, OCR has produced a new video this October for organizations covered under the HIPAA Rules on how the HIPAA Security Rule can help regulated entities defend against cyber-attacks. The video is available in English and Spanish. This presentation is intended to educate the health care industry on real…

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India’s Biggest Data Leak So Far? Covid-19 Test Info of 81.5Cr Citizens With ICMR Up for Sale

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Dissent

Ankur Sharma reports: In what is suspected to be the biggest data leak case in the country so far, details of 81.5 crore Indians with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are on sale. Given the grave nature of the incident, India’s premier agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to probe the…

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IL: Morrison Community Hospital patient data leaked by threat actors

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Dissent

On October 13, BlackCat (AlphV) threat actors first threatened to leak data from Morrison Community Hospital (MCH) in Illinois. Shortly thereafter, the listing was removed, only to be re-listed on October 19 with a claim by BlackCat that because the hospital had not given them a clear response, they were going to leak a little…

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Breaking Trust: Hospital Worker Suspended For Invasion Of Patient’s Privacy

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Dissent

Cheryl King reports: In a shocking incident at the Government Ariyalur Medical College Hospital, a temporary housekeeping staff has been suspended for violating patient privacy. The accused, Manikandan of Kadur in Perambalur, allegedly took a photo of a male patient who was lying unconscious and naked in the operation theatre and shared it on WhatsApp….

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South Australian health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Dissent

ABC reports: Thousands of South Australian public health patients are being contacted over a data breach of a third-party run portal. The state government said “unintentional human error” by patient portal Personify Care allowed an “unauthorised third party” to delete a folder used to store patient documents uploaded to an online platform. Department of Health…

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