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Healthcare Hacking Profitability and Prevention

Electronic Health Reporter

The article Healthcare Hacking Profitability and Prevention appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Lynch, founder and CEO, Reciprocity Labs. For decades now, hackers have been cashing in on financial data.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

Report: Security Breaches in Healthcare (Direct Download PDF, 1.9MB, 16 pages) An unwanted record was set in 2023 with 725 large security breaches in healthcare reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), beating the record of 720 healthcare security breaches set the previous year.

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Recent HHS Settlement Underscores the Importance Compliance Plays in Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dotty Bollinger, JD, Healthcare Compliance Consultant, Compliancy Group The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a settlement with Doctors’ Management Services after the healthcare vendor succumbed to a ransomware attack. 21CO) faced a $2.3

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November 8, 2023, Healthcare Data Breach Round-Up

HIPAA Journal

Mulkay said it has enhanced its technical safeguards to prevent similar incidents in the future. The email account contained files that included the protected health information of patients of First California Physician Partners, Georgia Northside Ear, Nose, and Throat, and Greater Dallas Healthcare Enterprises.

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Editorial: Why Do Criminals Target Medical Records

HIPAA Journal

The healthcare industry is extensively targeted by cybercriminals, who seek access to healthcare networks for a range of nefarious purposes. Hackers are going to great lengths to gain access to healthcare network. Almost three-quarters of those breaches were classified as hacking/IT incidents.

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Healthcare Organizations Warned About Evil Corp. Cybercrime Syndicate

HIPAA Journal

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the healthcare and public health sector (HPH) about one of the most capable and aggressive cybercrime syndicates currently in operation – Evil Corp. Evil Corp has been the subject of multiple law enforcement operations.

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Evergreen Treatment Services Hacking Incident Affects 21K Patients

HIPAA Journal

Data security policies have been enhanced in response to the breach to prevent similar incidents in the future. Data security policies have been enhanced in response to the breach to prevent similar incidents in the future. Sentara Healthcare confirmed that the PDF file was still online and had been uploaded on October 17, 2022.