HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

An affiliate of the infamous Netwalker ransomware gang has been sentenced to serve 20 years in jail for his role in ransomware attacks on entities in the United States. The gang also stepped up attacks on the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. While awaiting sentencing, Vachon-Desjardins was also sentenced to serve 4.5

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 2, 2023

The Farmingdale, NY-based biotech and diagnostics company, Enzo Biochem, has recently confirmed in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the clinical test information of 2.470,000 patients was compromised in an April 6, 2023, ransomware attack. The post Clinical Test Data of 2.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association have teamed up to help healthcare organizations respond to a rise in cyber threats exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIPAA Vault

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Just as the world has witnessed novel variants of the COVID-19 virus (and may continue), new variants of ransomware continue to appear since the first documented case in 1989. And while loss of life, thankfully, is not yet rivaling the pandemic, poorer health outcomes for scores of patients impacted by ransomware have resulted.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 9, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, my firm, 4iQ, observed an increase in a host of cyber-attacks. The article The Rise In Cyber Attacks Amid COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Luke Wilson, vice president of intelligence, 4iQ.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 26, 2022

We reached out to six healthcare executives for their trends and predictions on healthcare cybersecurity and ransomware to watch in 2022. A recent Ponemon Institute report found that ransomware attacks on healthcare providers can lead to increased mortality, and the first ransomware-related fatality in the U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 10, 2023

Throughout the study period, ransomware posed the biggest threat. Ransomware attacks accounted for 53% of incidents and 43% of ransomware attacks included data theft or data breaches. In addition to ransomware being the most common type of incident, the attacks also had the biggest impact on healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Turns out, he has a long history of working with VMWare products that goes back to 2015 when he first ran a ransomware simulation in his organization. As part of the recent VMWorld virtual event, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Chris Frenz, CISO at Interfaith Medical. At the time, he […].

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2021

While healthcare facilities are still dedicated to providing the best care to patients impacted by COVID-19, it is imperative that healthcare practices, especially those like skilled nursing facilities, take cybersecurity seriously to prevent data leaks, care disruption, financial setbacks, and more.

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 17, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent coronavirus outbreak, otherwise known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) , a public health emergency of international concern. On March 11, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, detected in 114 countries around the globe as of that date.¹.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Cybersecurity and the patient safety risks of ransomware. Up to 18 million people could lose Medicaid coverage after COVID-19 PHE. How providers are leaning on their EHR vendors to help them manage challenges. Automation, and how it can help clinician burnout and back-office processes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

For the 80th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cerner, Theranos, Ransomware, COVID…Oh My! What’s probably the biggest is Oracle’s acquisition of […] For the 80th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cerner, Theranos, Ransomware, COVID…Oh My!

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Health Law Attorney

MAY 24, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report notes that the healthcare industry faced a 755% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021. The FBI has also noted in their 2021 Internet Crime Report that the healthcare industry saw at least 148 Ransomware attacks in 2021. Continue Reading ?.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 8, 2022

in 2015 that resulted in the unauthorized accessing of the records of 80 million health plan subscribers, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid an unheard-of ransom of $17,000 in 2016 following a ransomware attack, and the WannaCry exploits affected more than 200,000 systems in 2017.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 14, 2023

The group is financially motivated and often engages in data theft for extortion, with or without ransomware. FIN11 often deploys CLOP ransomware in its attacks, although it is unclear exactly how many CLOP ransomware attacks FIN11 has conducted. FIN11 also targeted HPH sector organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Although a new report suggests that the healthcare industry slightly improved its security posture this year compared to last, it warns that increased provider reliance on telehealth since the COVID-19 pandemic now presents a new slate of risks to patient data. WHY IT MATTERS. "However. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible. Ramped up ransomware incursions from aggressively opportunistic cyber crooks. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

COVID-19 has pushed digital health technologies such as telehealth and remote monitoring /virtual care into the fore, and the nation-state of Singapore is no exception. Dumas’ advice for healthcare organizations was to focus on real time prevention rather than reacting to cybersecurity incidents when they actually happen.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 23, 2022

The compromised system contained medical information on all individuals who had been tested for COVID-19 between June 2020 and January 2022, including staff members, visitors, and other individuals, although not inmates. Lamoille Health Partners Hit with Ransomware Attack.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2021

The health system quickly stood up an array of new clinical innovations to deal with the public health emergency, and pivoted its consumer-facing tools to help manage its response to COVID-19. " And too often, he said, inertia and complacency are "getting organizations compromised by ransomware."

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 6, 2023

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a multinational provider of workforce management and human resources (HR) management services, has proposed a $6 million settlement to resolve claims related to a ransomware attack and data breach that was discovered in 2021. UKG also confirmed that the hackers exfiltrated sensitive data from the private cloud.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Ransomware, phishing attacks, business applications and third-party vendors will be some of the biggest threats to this key vertical as we approach the new year. Threat actors were able to create fake websites pretending to be pharma companies offering COVID-19 vaccines, and then steal credentials when users attempted to sign in.

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Foster Swift

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As if COVID-19 wasn’t enough of a challenge for many struggling hospitals and health care systems, there is another growing threat they must guard against: cyberattacks. hospitals and health care providers.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

'Break the silos' has been a tag line in data management for a long time, and COVID-19 showed it needs to become reality. Recent high profile ransomware attacks have highlighted the vital need to protect sensitive data. “Most of the ransomware comes in through an email which somebody opens and tries to look at.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 24, 2023

Identity and access management has become more complex due to an increase in remote working, which was accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressure on organizations to move high-risk transactions online. Mitigating insider threats can be a challenge for healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, "healthcare already had a cyber target on its back," said Logan. This is particularly important, he said, given that patient safety can be on the line – as we've seen with the fallout and continued disruption from high-profile ransomware cases over the last year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked an unprecedented upswing in the use of telehealth technologies. Recently, Microsoft also warned about the use of ransomware – including using Java Runtime Environment – to target health systems. " Security in the COVID-19 Era.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

In this 11th installment in Healthcare IT News ' Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era feature series, we speak with three health IT leaders from points across the map, including: Dr. Andrew W. Dealing with a ransomware attack. Ultimately, the organization has healthier moms and babies, he said.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 25, 2022

These attacks are conducted to gain access to sensitive data, to access applications and networks for espionage, or for extortion, such as ransomware attacks. The May 2021 ransomware attack on Scripps Health used a web application attack as the initial attack vector. DDoS attacks are commonly conducted as a smokescreen.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2021

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has been raging for the past year, digital health and its related technologies into the fore, with unprecedented rates of adoption in telemedicine/teleconsultation services, virtual/remote care, and accelerated measures for healthcare staff to work remotely.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 23, 2022

The 2021 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey suggests phishing was involved in 45% of healthcare security incidents over the past 12 months, followed by ransomware attacks. Keep employees abreast of the latest campaigns targeting the sector, including the latest health-related themes such as COVID-19 and Monkeypox.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 12, 2022

In the initial years of the COVID-19 virus, much of the world was shut down and at the mercy of quarantine to avoid spreading the virus. Similarly, in the event of a ransomware attack, a company with no protection in place will find itself playing out a dance of potential consequences. A World of Consequences. About Arti Raman.

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Ransomware Attacks Directed at Businesses Grow. Ransomware attacks have surged in the last year and healthcare providers and other businesses have fallen victim. Read this article to learn more about preventative measures and what to do if your organization becomes the victim of a ransomware attack.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 27, 2021

Concerns about potential fraud have loomed large during the COVID-19 pandemic, with telehealth rates spiking in response to concerns about social distancing. Douglas Overbey in a statement. THE LARGER TREND.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Here’s why Ransomware gang reportedly selling Prospect Medical patient data Ransomware attack not the only headache for Prospect Medical Ridgecrest Regional Hospital receives $5.5 operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2020

The following is an interview with Dan Schaupner, Head of Cybersecurity Consulting, North America BDS at Atos and John Lynn, Founder and Chief Editor at Healthcare IT Today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

"Mass adoption of this technology will lead to new cybercrime focus, with an emphasis on stealing patient data to enable fraud, target health data in ransomware attacks, trick patients in social engineering schemes, and target remote patient monitoring devices," wrote the report authors. WHY IT MATTERS. "Large U.S.

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