HIPAA Journal
APRIL 10, 2023
CommonSpirit Health has issued an update about its October 2022 ransomware attack and has confirmed that patients from 164 facilities were affected by the attack and had their sensitive data exposed or stolen. Given the number of hospitals now known to have been affected, that total is likely to increase by a substantial amount.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 6, 2023
News and Research Five in six (83%) of hospitals are collecting SDoH data , according to the latest ONC Data Brief, with 74% using structured, electronic screening tools. Another 60% of hospitals are receiving SDoH data from outside sources, primarily from HIE entities.
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HIPAA Journal
JUNE 8, 2023
The group claims to have exfiltrated 194 gigabytes of data, including personal information and medical records and has threatened to publish the data if the ransom is not paid. Those files contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical billing information, and financial account information.
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.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 10, 2023
The Clop ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed to have exfiltrated data from around 130 users of the software. As per the group’s modus operandi, ransom demands were issued along with threats to publish the stolen data; however, somewhat atypically, ransomware was not used to encrypt files.
Health Law RX
DECEMBER 21, 2023
On October 31, 2023, OCR issued its first settlement agreement under the HIPAA Rules related to a ransomware attack (the Ransomware Settlement ) and on December 7, 2023, its first settlement under the HIPAA Rules arising from a phishing cyber-attack (the Phishing Settlement ).
Hall Render
APRIL 19, 2024
to Study Treatments for Vascular Abnormalities Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Nation’s First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors Jason Demke Hired as COO at Mercy Hospital Fort Smit Pulaski Tech Awarded $5.7M
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