Matt Fisher writes: The early days of February 2023 saw two very different settlements announced related to healthcare data breaches. One arguably follows a well-known course and the other could be a sign of things to come. After having a health breach notification rule on the books since 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) had…
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Four more attacks on the healthcare sector, weekend edition
UPDATE of Feb. 10, 2023: Regal Medical Group notified HHS that their incident impacted 3,300,638 patients. Original Post: It may be the weekend, but there’s no rest for the weary when it comes to tracking attacks on the healthcare sector. Here are four more incidents you may not have heard about already: Cardiovascular Associates Cardiovascular…
Edward Jones Sues To Stop Fired Advisor From Taking ‘Five-Star’ Clients
Jacqueline Sergeant reports: Edward Jones is seeking a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief in federal court against a former financial advisor who the company alleged stole confidential and trade secret information of “five-star” clients prior to his termination. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois on January…
Nonstop Health data and source code appear to have been leaked on hacking forum
Nonstop Health offers health insurance solutions to employers who have more than 50 employees receiving benefits. Headquartered in Concord, California, and Portland, Oregon, Nonstop Health has business associate agreements with its clients that covers protected health information. On January 17 and 18, data and source code allegedly from Nonstop were leaked on two popular hacking-related…
FL: Tallahassee Memorial hospital victim of suspected ransomware attack
Peter Schorsch reports: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is postponing all non-emergency patient procedures as officials manage an Information Technology security issue that occurred late Thursday night, according to a memo from the hospital. The IT security breach is a suspected ransomware attack, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Read more at Florida Politics. The following…
Members of Congress Call for IRS to Investigate Tax Companies Sharing Data with Facebook
Members of Congress Call for IRS to Investigate Tax Companies Sharing Data with Facebook The Markup revealed the companies’ practices last year By: Colin Lecher and Simon Fondrie-Teitler Three congressional Democrats are demanding that the Internal Revenue Service investigate tax preparation companies for sharing sensitive taxpayer data with Facebook after The Markup revealed the practice…