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, […]
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 […]
Advocate Health Care to pay $5.6 million for potential HIPAA violations, the largest settlement yet for a single entity
“After multiple potential HIPAA violations involving electronic protected health information, Illinois-based Advocate Health Care Network has settled with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights for $5.55 million.” CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE >> Author: Jessica Davis
Big Paydays Force Hospitals to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks
“Infected by ransomware, hospitals around the country have been forced to pay hefty sums to criminal hackers. One of the most extreme cases took place in February, when Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center handed over $17,000 to hackers who took over its systems. Since then, two other hospitals in California, as well as in Kentucky and […]