HIPAA Journal

MARCH 13, 2023

Revenetics is facing a class action lawsuit over its December 2022 cyberattack and data breach that affected more than 250,000 individuals. The Royal ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack and issued a ransom demand to prevent the publication of the 16GB of data allegedly stolen in the attack.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

Even with that reduction, 2022 still ranked as the second-worst-ever year in terms of the number of reported breaches. million records in 2022. The theft of protected health information places patients and health plan members at risk of identity theft and fraud, but by far the biggest concern is the threat to patient safety.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Chicago, IL-based health system, CommonSpirit Health, is facing a class action lawsuit over its October 2022 ransomware attack. Malicious actors gained access to its IT systems on September 16, 2022, and deployed ransomware on October 2, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 30, 2022

An unauthorized individual had access to the network of Avamere Health Services between January 19, 2022, and March 17, 2022, and exfiltrated files containing protected health information. The breach was detected on or around March 17, 2022, yet Avamere waited until July 13, 2022, to issue notifications to affected individuals.

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Nursing Homes Fraud Ransomware Nurses 124

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2021 Internet Crime Report , which reveals there were at least 649 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations from June 2021 to December 2021. Losses to ransomware are difficult to determine.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 30, 2023

The 2022 Internet Crime Report has revealed alarming statistics about the rampant rise in cybercrime, making it more critical than ever to be aware of the dangers and take necessary precautions. 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

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 5, 2023

Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against the city of Oakland in California over a ransomware attack and data breach that involved the theft of the personal and protected health information of 13,000 current and former employees. The ransomware attack is understood to have started with phishing emails.

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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. In addition to the high number of data breaches, 2022 stands out for the sheer number of healthcare records breached, which currently stands at 49.8

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

Another lawsuit has been filed against CommonSpirit Health over its 2022 ransomware attack and data breach that alleges the nation’s largest catholic health system failed to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive patient data. An earlier lawsuit was filed in the U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Salud Family Health Provides Update on September 2022 Ransomware Attack. Colorado-based Salud Family Health, a Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC), has recently provided an update on a September 2022 cyberattack and has confirmed that patient data was potentially stolen.

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Ransomware Health Insurance Hospitals Fraud 83

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2023

Ransomware and phishing continue to be the biggest cybersecurity concerns for healthcare organizations according to the February 2023 Current and Emerging Healthcare Cyber Threat Landscape report from Health-ISAC. Ransomware was the biggest concern for 2022 and 2023 with phishing and spear phishing in second.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Seymour, IN-based Schneck Medical Center has settled a lawsuit with the Indiana attorney general, Todd Rokita, over a 2021 ransomware attack and data breach that affected 89,707 Indiana residents. Schneck Medical Center Compensates Patients for Losses Schneck Medical Center has also recently settled a consolidated class action lawsuit for $1.3

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Morristown, VT-based healthcare provider, Lamoille Health Partners, is facing a class action lawsuit over a June 2022 ransomware attack that affected almost 60,000 of its patients. The attack was detected on June 13, 2022, with the investigation confirming the attackers gained access to its network the previous day.

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HIPAA Ransomware Fraud Health Insurance 109

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

Notification letters will be sent to the affected individuals in the coming weeks and credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services will be offered. A third-party data review company was provided with the files on December 22, 2022, and provided the results of the analysis to SHS on May 16, 2023.

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Licensing Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance 75

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Another lawsuit has been filed against Connexin Software over its August 2022 ransomware attack and data breach, which affected more than 2.2 On August 26, 2022, Connexin discovered hackers had gained access to its systems and used ransomware to encrypt files. million individuals.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Fraud 85

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Dallas, TX-based home help service provider, Home Care Providers of Texas (HCPT), has recently announced that unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and used ransomware to encrypt files. The security breach was detected on June 29, 2022, when staff members were prevented from accessing files.

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Ransomware Fraud HIPAA Licensing 109

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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. The 2022 Data Breach Report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has confirmed this trend. The LastPass data breach was a good case in point.

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Fraud HIPAA Ransomware Compliance 118

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2023

A joint research project by Health-ISAC, Finite State, and Securin has revealed exploitable vulnerabilities in medical devices have increased by almost 60% since 2022. The researchers identified almost 1,000 vulnerabilities in 966 medical products, which is a 59% year-over-year increase from 2022.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 73

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

A representative for the health district said this was not a ransomware attack. Notification letters started to be sent to affected individuals on March 15, 2022. Chelan Douglas Health District said it is unaware of any cases of identity fraud or other misuse of patient data.

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Ransomware Fraud Hospitals HIPAA 128

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2024

For a healthcare entity, the data and information are viewed as extremely valuable as it includes PII as well as other health information that can be used for insurance fraud and identity theft. A large-scale cyberattack, like the Change Healthcare attack, could cost an organization 10 times more than average.

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Ransomware Compliance Fraud Governance 76

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2023

A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $200,000 to the New York Attorney General to resolve alleged violations of New York General Business Law and the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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HIPAA Ransomware Malpractice Health Insurance 107

HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

Larger healthcare providers may temporarily divert ambulances and cancel some appointments following a ransomware attack but do not typically halt operations, but smaller healthcare providers may be left with little alternative. Suspicious network activity was detected on November 7, 2022, and its digital environment was immediately secured.

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Ransomware Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance 76

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

At the time of issuing notifications, Wolfe Clinic had not received any reports of identity theft and fraud related to the Eye Care Leaders data breach. Reiter Affiliated Companies Reports June 2022 Cyberattack. The attack was detected on July 4, 2022, when certain systems were made unavailable. million patients.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 78

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Healthcare is the number one type of data hackers set their sites on, and healthcare identity fraud is prevalent. For example, a report from Sophos found that 66% of healthcare organizations reported ransomware attacks last year, jumping from 34% in 2020. Daniel dos Santos, Head of Security Research at Forescout Technologies.

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Ransomware Fraud Compliance Telemedicine 126

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. Massachusetts nurse pleads guilty in $100M fraud scheme. Aaron Weismann on ransomware attacks. NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital settles federal healthcare fraud allegations for $2.5M. Ransomware gang threatens 1m-plus medical record leak.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes 40

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 25, 2022

Ultimate Care said no reports have been received that indicate there has been any misuse of patient information; however, as a precaution against identity theft and fraud, individuals whose Social Security numbers were impacted have been offered complimentary one-year memberships with a credit monitoring service.

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Health Insurance Licensing Ransomware Fraud 113

HIPAA Journal

JULY 27, 2023

Norton Healthcare has only disclosed limited information about the attack; however, the BlackCat ransomware group announced that it was behind the cyberattack and leaked some of the data stolen from Norton Healthcare on its data leak site.

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Ransomware Fraud Licensing Health Insurance 52

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 17, 2022

In April 2020, Musculoskeletal Institute, dba Florida Orthopaedic Institute, discovered an unauthorized third party had gained access to a server that contained patients’ protected health information (PHI) and used ransomware to encrypt files. All claims must be submitted no later than September 16, 2022.

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Ransomware Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance 77

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 25, 2023

Santa Clara Family Health Plan Confirmed as Victim of Clop GoAnywhere Hack Santa Clara Family Health Plan has confirmed the 276,993-record data breach reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on March 30, 2023, was due to the hacking of Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT solution by the Clop ransomware group.

Health Insurance 89

Health Insurance Public Health Ransomware Fraud 89

Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

Arizona Hospital Safety Grades 2022: The Best And Worst. Prism pays $650K to settle Medi-Cal fraud claims filed in San Diego. California Hospital Safety Grades 2022: The Best And Worst. Vendor’s Ransomware Attack Is Latest Supply Chain Warning. Florida Hospital Safety Grades 2022: The Best And Worst.

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Health Care Performance

AUGUST 16, 2022

Every day, security risks in healthcare increase: According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach 2022 , the healthcare industry has had the highest average data breach cost for 12 years in a row – and the average cost of a data breach in the healthcare industry is $10.10 What’s your HIPAA breach risk tolerance? Keep up the good work.

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HIPAA Ransomware Compliance Fraud 52

Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022. $1B HHS Issues Warning to HPH Sector about Hive Ransomware. Report: Black Women’s Health in AR in “Critical State” Arkansas Children’s Names Jefferson, Rumpel as 2022 Marion B. Colorado Springs health clinic to pay settlement in fraud lawsuit. CONNECTICUT.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

With the advent of ransomware-as-a-service combined with a lack of resources to investigate attacks in-house for healthcare organizations, elaborate and devastating cyber attacks against healthcare, specifically through business communication channels are likely to increase in scale and sophistication. .

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In 2022, 22% of the data breaches investigated by Kroll occurred at healthcare organizations, up from 16% in 2021 – a year-over-year increase of 38%. These lawsuits allege victims face an imminent and increased risk of identity theft and fraud as a result of the theft of their personal and protected health information.

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Fraud Ransomware HIPAA Licensing 52

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

California physician charged with $53M mail fraud and money laundering scheme. OakBend Medical Center faces lawsuit for ransomware attack that breached 1M patient records. Former Tenet executive asks judge to toss $400M fraud case. Wisconsin hospitals made billions in 2021, but 2022 a major challenge. CALIFORNIA.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes 40

Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

Medicare fraud. to settle billing fraud claims. AvosLocker Claims Credit for Christus Health Ransomware Attack. Christus Health blocks ransomware attack. The post Health Provider News – May 20, 2022 appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care Law Firm in the USA | Hall Render. Ohio physician charged in $8.4M

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Cybercriminals have been increasingly attacking healthcare vendors because they are a much less secure part of the supply chain and in 2022, many of the largest healthcare data breaches reported involved vendors. million patients, to name but a few. “The

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 102