Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A ransomware hack of Morley Companies Inc. The provider of business process outsourcing and meeting solutions to dozens of Fortune 500 companies revealed the ransomware hacking incident in a filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General and a post on their website. Details of Morley Companies Ransomware Hack. Learn More!

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It has been another bad year for healthcare data breaches, with some of the biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 resulting in the impermissible disclosure of well over a million records. The Biggest HIPAA Breaches of 2022. The 12 biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 affected almost 22.66 OneTouch Point – Ransomware Attack Involving 4.11

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

In early December of 2021, Eye Care Leaders (Eye Care), an electronic medical record vendor supplying business associate services to eye care providers across the country, discovered it had incurred a data breach. Eye Care’s myCare Integrity solution was hacked via a ransomware attack on December 4, 2021. . Learn More! ×

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the paper, the HHS indicated it will be adopting a carrot-and-stick approach by developing voluntary Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Goals (CPGs) that consist of cybersecurity measures that will have the greatest impact on security along with an update to the HIPAA Security Rule to add new cybersecurity requirements.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

HIPAA fines are issued for various reasons and are usually the result of a settlement to end an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation. In 2023, OCR settled thirteen cases with healthcare organizations for potential HIPAA violations. Life Hope Labs did not provide access until February 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, a provider of reproductive healthcare services in Los Angeles County, has proposed a $6 million settlement to resolve all claims related to a 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 409,437 patients.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2023

Healthcare hacking incidents are increasing, there are new regulatory requirements and compliance initiatives due to Dobbs and Pixel use, and lawsuits against healthcare organizations over privacy violations are soaring. That surge has coincided with increases in ransom demands, paid ransoms, and ransomware recovery times.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2022

June 2022 saw 70 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – two fewer than May and one fewer than June 2021. In 1H 2022, 20,191,930 records were breached – 26.84% fewer than the 27,600,651 records breached in 1H 2021 and 9.2% breaches a month.

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 21, 2022

It was recently reported that over 42% of ransomware attacks in Q2 of 2021 involved phishing. Luckily, if you’ve structured your organization’s policies and procedures around the HIPAA Security Rule, much of this is already baked into the Security portion of your HIPAA compliance plan. HIPAA compliant.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022, 347 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – the same number of data breaches reported in 2H, 2021. In 1H, 2021, 27.6 In 2H, 2021, the number of breached records fell to 22.2

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Background of CPA HIPAA Breach. According to a notice updated on the firm’s website on January 17, 2022, there was unusual activity detected on the company network on September 14, 2021. Under HIPAA regulations, this CPA HIPAA breach likely contained PHI. × HIPAA for CPAs. We can help! Learn More! ×

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Healthcare It News

MAY 2, 2024

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. The particular ransomware attack made prime and backups inoperable.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 27, 2022

A settlement has been reached between the plaintiffs’ attorneys and the company in the Excellus HIPAA class action lawsuit, pending judicial review. Basis of Excellus HIPAA Class Action Lawsuit. Let’s Simplify Compliance Protect your business from lawsuits by becoming HIPAA compliant today! MedAmerica Inc.,

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

72% of successful network intrusions involved the deployment of ransomware, 57% involved data exfiltration, and 46% saw malware installed. In 2023 there was a notable reduction in enforcement actions over HIPAA Right of Access violations (4) than the average of 14 over the previous three years.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

million records in 2021 to 51.9 Multiple studies have identified an increase in mortality rates at hospitals following ransomware attacks and other major cyber incidents. million records in 2021 due to a ransomware attack. million records in 2022. Even much smaller data breaches can prove incredibly costly.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 14, 2022

In a statement on their website, QRS confirmed their discovery on August 26, 2021, that a threat actor had accessed a server and may have obtained electronic protected health information (ePHI) contained on the network. The company’s subsequent investigation determined that the breach started on August 23, 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Across the 45 data breaches, 3,741,385 healthcare records were exposed or impermissibly disclosed – well below the 5,135,953 records that were breached in August 2021, although slightly more than the 12-month average of 3,382,815 breached healthcare records per month. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 23, 2023

A class-action lawsuit stemming from a February 2023 healthcare data breach in Pennsylvania further illustrates the need for an effective HIPAA compliance strategy, including data security and controls. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant HIPAA and cybersecurity go hand-in-hand. Attorney’s Office. Find Out More!

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The protected health information of 2,304,607 individuals was exposed or impermissibly disclosed across those 50 breaches – 22% fewer records than December 2021, and well below the 12-month average of 3.51 Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack.

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Here at Total HIPAA, we pride ourselves on providing helpful resources for all businesses striving for HIPAA compliance. As we approach the end of 2020, we reflect on the most popular HIPAA topics this year. CCPA & HIPAA: Important Intersections. Ransomware Attacks Directed at Businesses Grow.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 30, 2023

According to the report, there were 847,376 complaints of suspected internet crime in 2021, representing a 7% increase compared to the previous year. In 2022 there were a total of 800,944 complaints, which shows a 5% decrease from 2021, but the potential total loss has increased from $6.9 billion to more than $10.2 Find Out More!

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 21, 2022

This level of reported data breaches has not been seen since June 2021. The largest breach to be reported affected the HIPAA business associate, Shields Health Care Group, which provides MRI and other imaging services in New England. The Hive ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack and allegedly stole 400GB of data.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 2, 2022

The healthcare industry has been extensively targeted by ransomware gangs and victims often see paying the ransom as the best option to ensure a quick recovery, but the payment does not always put an end to the extortion. 16% of customers who did not pay the ransom had their data exposed on the dark web.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Hospitals and other critical healthcare systems face skyrocketing risks as ransomware attacks—which most commonly target IoT devices—continue to escalate. In 2021 alone, IoT ransomware attack incidents targeting healthcare organizations increased by 123%. Dinesh Katiyar, Head of Business Development at Asimily.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2022

SuperCare Health reported a major breach from July 2021 where hackers accessed its network and potentially stole patient data. Double extortion tactics, where payment is required for the keys to decrypt files and to prevent the publication of stolen data, are now the norm in ransomware attacks. Ransomware attack (Conti).

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Compliancy Group

MAY 2, 2022

A ransomware breach of Smile Brands that was first discovered in April 2021 now appears to have affected the protected health information (PHI) of at least 2,592,494 individuals according to an update filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office. Million Patients Sad as Smile Brands Breach Grows appeared first on Compliancy Group.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The focus of this article is to “connect the dots” between Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HITECH regarding privacy and security of electronically protected health information (ePHI). HITECH puts a “bite” into specific elements of the HIPAA rule, such as higher penalty amounts for non-compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 82% of data breaches in 2021 involved the human element. Security awareness training is a requirement for compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. The post Cybersecurity Awareness Month Focuses on 4 Key Behaviors appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For more than a decade, a cybercrime syndicate known as Evil Corp has tormented organizations around the world with malware and ransomware attacks. The HIPAA Journal called 2021 “the worst ever year for healthcare data breaches,” and there’s been little sign of a let-up in 2022.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 29, 2022

from 2021 and an astronomical increase of 41.6% These organizations suffered data breaches between March 2021 and March 2022. This cost over time can be attributed to legal and regulatory costs in healthcare ( HIPAA ). Let’s Simplify Compliance HIPAA and cybersecurity go hand-in-hand. compared to 2020.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2022

There have been calls for healthcare organizations to take steps to improve security due to a major rise in hacking incidents, ransomware attacks, and vulnerability disclosures in 2021. The post Poor Employee Cyber Hygiene is Putting Healthcare Cybersecurity at Risk appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 20, 2022

While the number of reported breaches increased month-over-month, the number of healthcare records that were exposed or impermissibly disclosed decreased by 30% to 2,160,194 – the lowest monthly number since October 2021. Ransomware attack. In April 2022, HIPAA-regulated entities in 26 states reported breaches.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Security software at the hospital alerted officials on November 12, 2021, that an employee had downloaded data onto a USB drive on the previous day. The accused employee ended her employment with the medical center on November 11, 2021. Let’s Simplify Compliance Avoid breach by becoming HIPAA compliant today!

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When a data breach occurs and sensitive information is disclosed, the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires affected individuals to be notified. While it was common for ransomware attacks to be reported as such, these are increasingly reported as hacking incidents with no mention of file encryption or data theft.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As I have written in previous articles about HIPAA and health-tech, many apps in the marketplace have been largely unregulated with respect to the privacy and security of healthcare data. In order for healthcare-related apps to be regulated, for the most part they needed to be covered under HIPAA. These are not HIPAA ‘Covered Entities.’

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