Matt Fisher writes: The Office for Civil Rights is promoting HIPAA as being able to prevent or substantially mitigate the impacts of a cyber attack. It is a bold statement from OCR and one that bears unpacking. Why is OCR asserting that HIPAA can prevent or substantially mitigate a cyber attack? The primary answer is…
Category: Health Data
Health insurance: Data of more than 500,000 people stolen in France
Hannah Thompson reports: The health data of more than half a million people in France have been stolen from insurance body l’Assurance maladie after the accounts of healthcare staff were hacked. The 19 accounts, mainly belonging to pharmacists, were hacked after their email addresses were compromised. Data stolen include the names, surnames, date of birth,…
OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter: Defending Against Common Cyber-Attacks
From OCR’s newsletter today: Throughout 2020 and 2021, hackers have targeted the health care industry seeking unauthorized access to valuable electronic protected health information (ePHI). The number of breaches of unsecured ePHI reported to the U.S Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) affecting 500 or more individuals due to hacking…
Arkansas AG Sues Defunct Health Provider for Mishandling Patient Records
Scott Carroll reports: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the defunct Eastern Ozarks Regional Health for failing to protect sensitive patient information after it closed. The former hospital in Cherokee Village is accused of leaving behind thousands of unsecured patient and employee records that contain social security numbers, driver’s license…
WA: Chelan Douglas Health District Warning Residents of 2021 Data Breach
Kyle Lamb reports: The Chelan Douglas Health District is warning the public of a data breach that may have led to the loss of identifiable personal and health information. The district said the hack occurred in early July of last year, with cybersecurity consultants finishing a review of the breach February 12th and the district…
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Statement on Security Issue
Published on March 14, 2022 East Tennessee Children’s Hospital has been a victim of an information technology security issue in the evening hours of Sunday, March 13, 2022. Maintaining the safety and security of our patients and their care is our top priority. We are still able to care for our patients. Our cyber forensics teams…