Chad Van Alstin reports: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a $50 million incentive program to encourage hospitals to improve their cybersecurity. Dubbed the Universal Patching and Remediation for Autonomous Defense—or UPGRADE—program, the initiative aims to speed up vulnerability detection and patch deployment through the creation of a platform that…
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Utah Updates to Breach Notification Requirements Take Effect
Dorothy Parson McDermott of JacksonLewis writes: On May 1, 2024, amendments to Utah’s cybersecurity and data breach notification law took effect. The state’s cybersecurity and data breach notification law requires an organization that conducts business in the State of Utah to prevent the unlawful use or disclosure of personal information collected by the organization. Under…
SEC amends Reg S-P to require data breach notification within 30 days
Aaron Nicodemus reports: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will require broker-dealers and registered investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures for handling data breaches of customer data and notify affected customers within 30 days. On Thursday, the SEC approved amendments to Regulation S-P, known as the safeguards rule. The rule requires covered entities to…
WebTPA Employer Services notifies 2.4 million of April 2023 hack.
WebTPA is a medical claims administrator for health insurance and benefits plans. On December 28, 2023, the Texas firm discovered that they had experienced a data security incident involving certain systems on their network. Subsequent investigation concluded that an unauthorized actor may have exfiltrated personal information between April 18 and April 23, 2023. WebTPA’s clients…
Guthrie Lourdes Hospital still struggling with effects of Ascension cyberattack
Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo, Report for America corps member, reports: Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton continues to feel the impact of a recent cyberattack on Ascension, its former parent organization. Ascension said it was hit with a ransomware attack on May 8. Lourdes was officially acquired by the Guthrie health system in February, but officials say that transition is…
CISA Advisory: #StopRansomware: Black Basta
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert on Black Basta this week. The alert was likely released this week because the attack on Ascension that is disrupting that health system has been attributed to Black Basta. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Health and…