Nearly two-thirds of IT leaders expect a serious data breach
“Many organizations need to update IT systems to ensure business operations are both truly agile and secure, a report as revealed. Nearly two-thirds of IT leaders expect a serious data breach in the next year, a secure business agility survey of 300 businesses in the UK, France, the Nordics and the Netherlands has revealed. Failing […]
Bon Secours says data breach affects 655,000 patients
“Reimbursement specialist R-C Healthcare Management, a business associate under HIPAA, left patient information accessible on the web for four days. Personal information of more than 650,000 Bon Secours patients – including names, insurance identification numbers, banking information, social security numbers and some clinical data – was left exposed on the internet for four days this […]
Healthcare Hacker Attacks: No End In Sight
“Once federal regulators confirm the details, the recent cyberattack on Banner Health Care, which may have compromised the data of as many as 3.7 million individuals, likely will be the largest healthcare data breach reported so far in 2016 – a year that’s seen a string of disturbing hacker attacks in the sector. For example, […]
Espionage Malware Penetrates Air-Gapped Networks
“Security researchers are warning that they’ve discovered a highly advanced and targeted cyber-espionage campaign that appears to have been running since 2011, and which remains active. The APT malware used by the group behind the campaign is remarkable in part not only for having remained undetected for so long, but also for its ability to […]
Data Breach At 20 Hotels In 10 States May Have Exposed Guests’ Payment Card Data
“The operator of several hotels across 10 states and Washington, D.C. — including Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt and Intercontinental locations — says guests may have had their payment data exposed by hackers who targeted the businesses with malware starting last year. HEI Hotels & Resorts says malware was discovered in early to mid-June on payment systems […]
Banner Health Breach Affects 3.7 Million
“Arizona-based Banner Health, which operates 29 hospitals, says it’s notifying 3.7 million individuals that their data was exposed in a ‘sophisticated cyberattack.’ The organization has hired a forensics firm to investigate the attack after taking steps to block the attackers and contacting law enforcement officials.” CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE >> Author: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Advocate to pay $5.5 million over data breach: record HIPAA settlement
“Advocate Health Care will pay $5.55 million to settle allegations it violated federal patient privacy law — the largest such settlement paid by a single entity. The settlement with the federal government follows an investigation that began in 2013 when Advocate reported three separate data breaches involving its physician-led medical group subsidiary, Advocate Medical Group. […]
Massive data breach hits US health insurer, 3.7m customers warned
“Yet another high-profile cyber attack has made waves across America, with health insurer Banner Health warning 3.7 million customers that their data may have been stolen. The data breach was discovered on July 7 2016, after Banner Health identified that cyber-attackers may have compromised computer systems that process payment card data at food and beverage […]
Data breaches galore: state health dept., two schools, grocery chain hit
“A state agency, two educational institutions, and a grocery chain fell victim to a wave of separate data breaches that swept the southern states and California.” CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE >> Author: Robert Abel
Information Tech Co. Can’t Shake Data Breach Suit
“An Alabama federal judge refused on Thursday to toss a proposed class action against software company Innovak International brought by residents who allege the company knew at least two years ago about the weaknesses in its system’s security…” CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE >> Author: Kat Sieniuc, Law360