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Another healthcare database hacked and put up for sale (UPDATED)

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Dissent

The blackhat using the Twitter handle @tdohack3r (TheDarkOverlord) has put yet another database with patient information up for sale. As with previous hacks, the database contains identity information that could be used for identity theft or fraud. It also contains medical insurance account information and codes related to the type of service. According to the listing…

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Caldicott’s health security reform fails to address basic cyber hygiene

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Dissent

Richard Olver writes: The NHS treats more than 1 million people every 36 hours. These patients are often at their most vulnerable physically and emotionally, but so too are their digital selves. The health sector accounts for the most data security incidents in the UK  — more than 40% of all UK incidents in Q4 2015   — and…

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Analysis of Health Care Data Breach Litigation Trends

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Dissent

The law firm of Bryan Cave lists nine factors entities should look at when considering the risk that litigation poses following a breach. They note:  Specifically, unless a plaintiff has been the victim of identity theft or has suffered some other type of concrete injury, most courts have refused to let them proceed based solely on the…

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Reps. Lieu and Hurd urge ransomware events to be reported under HITECH

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Dissent

Representatives Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) and Will Hurd (R | San Antonio) sent a letter to Deven McGraw, Deputy Director of the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) encouraging the office to focus on developing guidance for health care providers to respond to ransomware attacks under…

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NEW: Monthly stats for health/med breaches

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dissent

People have often asked me if I compile stats on the reports on my site. I haven’t, but am pleased to announce that I am now collaborating with Protenus to help them provide monthly stats for U.S. breaches involving health/medical data. You can read their first blog post on June incidents here.  Here’s a snippet…

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UK ‘Serious Incident’: East Riding patients medical records lost by company paid to keep them safe

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Dissent

As reported in the Hull Daily Mail: Medical records for patients in the East Riding have been lost by a firm paid by health bosses to keep them safe in storage. East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched an investigation after discovering paper records had gone missing. […] She said: “The storage company commissioned to…

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