HIPAA Journal

APRIL 12, 2022

Following the passing of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), a rulemaking process will commence to implement statutory requirements; however, the fact sheet serves as an interim measure to guide organizations through the voluntary sharing of information about cyber-related events. cybersecurity.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has recently shared details of the tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with Venus ransomware attacks, and has made several recommendations on mitigations that healthcare organizations can implement to improve their defenses against attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2025

No ransomware group is known to have claimed responsibility for the attack. The post City of Long Beach Notifies Individuals Affected by November 2023 Cyberattack appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Notifications have been sent to multiple U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

Ransomware groups target the healthcare sector because a successful attack gives them access to large amounts of sensitive data that can be easily monetized and used as leverage to get a ransom paid. According to Recorded Future, there were 358 ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 46%.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation first emerged in June 2021 and has aggressively targeted the health and public health sector (HPH) and continues to do so. The post Feds Issue Warning to HPH Sector About Aggressive Hive Ransomware Group appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 25, 2023

Ransomware gangs are finding it much harder to profit from their attacks as fewer victims are ransoms to obtain the decryption keys and prevent the exposure of stolen data, according to two recently released reports from the ransomware remediation firm, Coveware, and blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis. million in 2021 to $456.8

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

All HIPAA covered entities must familiarize themselves with the HIPAA breach notification requirements and develop a breach response plan that can be implemented as soon as a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) is discovered. Summary of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2024

Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO, ClearDATA The recent $50 million initiative announced by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) can’t hurt in the ongoing battle against ransomware in the healthcare sector. Major organizations like Change Healthcare and Ascension have faced significant disruptions due to these breaches.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 27, 2022

Here’s a roundup of recent HIPAA breach lawsuits and settlements. Lawsuits Increasing Following HIPAA Breaches – Facts and Figures. 35% of healthcare breaches involved ransomware attacks, vs. 20% in 2020. The average ransomware payment for healthcare was $875,784, about one-third less than the 2020 payment.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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The HIPAA Blog

AUGUST 1, 2024

Baim Institute for Clinical Research Suffers Ransomware event and Data Disclosure: According to this analysis by Safety Detectives, Baim Institute for Clinical Research was a victim of a ransomware event, did not pay the ransom, and some of the data was subsequently posted on the internet.There are many interesting aspects to this breach.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2022

If ransomware is not a topic of conversation around any healthcare organization’s boardroom table, directors and senior executives may be exposing the organization (and themselves) to considerable risk. Here’s a guide to ransomware trends for 2022 and steps healthcare leaders can take to help protect their organizations.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2023, the healthcare industry faced its toughest year, with over 124 million health records breached in a total of 725 hacking incidents, according to The HIPAA Journal. Annual testing helps organizations be better prepared in the event of a security incident and maintain better business continuity during the incident.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

Prevention is essential, but when the inevitable outage from a ransomware attack or other disruption occurs, healthcare delivery organizations need to minimize the impact on processes that enable them to care for patients, bill for services, order supplies, and pay staff. and results.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Growing patient discomfort in sharing health information Beyond health system disruptions such as ransomware that can compromise patient data , cybercriminals are increasingly going after individual patients. " To safely address insider snooping you have to record all the views and actions, which HIPAA requires anyway.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and system vulnerabilities have emerged as major disruptors, threatening sensitive patient information and the very foundation of patient care. Prevention strategies, aligned with standards like HIPAA and HITRUST, are essential in safeguarding sensitive health data against exfiltration.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. Phishing attacks, a common vector for ransomware infections, often exploit human vulnerabilities through deceptive emails and other communications.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

The National HIPAA Summit is the leading forum on healthcare EDI, privacy, breach notification, confidentiality, data security, and HIPAA compliance, and the deadline for registration for the Virtual 40th National HIPAA Summit is fast approaching.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

2021 has been a tough year for the healthcare industry with huge numbers of data breaches occurring and vast numbers of healthcare records exposed as hackers stepped up their attacks on healthcare providers and ransomware actors ran riot. Lessons and Examples from 2021’s HIPAA Breaches and Fines. Date: February 17, 2022 @ 2:00 p.m.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Background The proposed rule requires critical infrastructure entities to report cybersecurity incidents to CISA within 72 hours of detecting a cybersecurity incident and within 24 hours of making a ransomware payment. WEDI also proposes a carve-out for certain ransomware attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack and has added Sunflower Medical Group to its data leak site. On January 30, 2025, a program office inadvertently attached a spreadsheet to an email, when the intention was to attach a flyer for an upcoming event.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2022

While PHC did not state the nature of the cyberattack in its breach notification, the Hive ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack and alleges around 400 GB of files were stolen, a sample of which was temporarily uploaded to the group’s data leak site.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These include that security teams and technologies have got better at detecting hacking incidents and that ransomware attacks are included in the statistics even if no data breach has occurred (this is discussed in greater detail later). How Many Hacking Events are Attributable to Ransomware Attacks?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2025

Recent incidents, such as the massive theft of NHS records in 2024 and a surge in ransomware attacks on healthcare providers, emphasize the urgent need for stronger security frameworks. These events expose the limitations of traditional systems in combating emerging threats like AI-generated fraud and identity manipulation.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In education, the ransomware attack on Lincoln College forced it to close its doors after 157 years, and numerous ransomware attacks on healthcare providers have caused major disruption to healthcare services. The post Mid-Year Report Shows Healthcare Cyberattacks Have Increased by 69% appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Two HIPAA-regulated entities have recently started notifying individuals whose protected health information was potentially compromised in cyberattacks that occurred more than 12 months ago, including one where it took 18 months to notify affected individuals that their protected health information had been accessed and potentially acquired.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2025

On March 17, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 241 into law, which limits class action liability for private entities for cybersecurity events. The shield law does not offer protection against regulatory lawsuits, such as those seeking penalties for HIPAA violations.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Plaintiffs allege that once the hackers, the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group, gained access to the network, open hunting season commenced – the hackers freely rummaged through the network to search for and locate key data and access. Change allegedly forked over 350 bitcoins – roughly 22 million dollars. In return, Change was stiffed.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Our teams are working around the clock in collaboration with outside consultants to investigate the cause of the event and safely restore all computer systems as quickly as possible. IT security events take time to investigate and resolve,” explained TMH in its Sunday statement. come under attack.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the event of a cyberattack that impacts the functionality of medical devices, a rapid and effective response is essential to ensure patient safety and the continuity of clinical operations. Following the WannaCry ransomware attacks in 2017, which caused massive disruption to clinical operations at several U.S. Version 2.0

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

While state-sponsored threat actors continue to target zero-day flaws, especially China-nexus threat actors, ransomware and data extortion groups are increasingly acquiring and utilizing 0days, helped by the rise of commercially available turnkey exploit kits.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

In an era where the HHS itself notes a 93% increase in large healthcare data breaches from 2018 to 2022, as well as a 278% increase in those that involve ransomware, suggesting “voluntary cybersecurity goals” is akin to applying a band-aid on a hemorrhage.

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The HIPAA Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

HHS Issues 8th Fine Related to Ransomware: Elgon Information Systems has agreed to an $80,000 settlement with OCR in relation to a ransomware event it suffered in March of 2023.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

Cyberattacks continued to be criminals’ weapons of choice, with 1,595 breaches in 2022, a slight decrease from 1,613 in 2021, with drops year-over-year in the number of breaches attributed to phishing, ransomware, and malware. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant HIPAA compliance protects you against breaches.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

While there are many tools and best practices to protect against ransomware, such as ensuring backups are segregated from production, proper incident response, file integrity monitoring, etc., From there, the hackers were able to infect the entire network with ransomware. How did it start?

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2025

A single ransomware attack, data breach, or insider exploit can devalue an entire company overnight. Consider Change Healthcare breach or the mass exploitation event related to a vulnerability in MOVEit, which affected nearly a million active Medicare beneficiaries. Reputations can tank. And the cost of inaction?

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Neurology Center of Nevada (NCNV), in Henderson, NV, has confirmed a data security event was detected on July 17, 2022, which rendered certain computer systems inaccessible. Northern California Fertility Medical Center Notifies Patients About Attempted Ransomware Attack.

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