Patient Privacy News

How Health Facilities Can Prevent, Mitigate Ransomware in 2021

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The healthcare industry continues to battle a surge in ransomware and cyber-attacks, which have increased in recent years and spiked since the start of the COVID-19...

Ex-NY Hospital Staffer Responsible for Data Breach of Patients’ PHI

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Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital (LIJFH) notified patients of a data breach exposing their protected health information (PHI). The PHI had been exposed...

Wisconsin Governor Signs Insurance Cybersecurity Act into Law

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a new cybersecurity regulation into law, creating additional measures for insurance companies to protect the personally identifiable...

Ransomware Attack on GA Health System Impacts Staff, Patients’ PHI

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A ransomware attack on one of southeast Georgia’s largest healthcare systems exposed both staff and patients’ protected health information (PHI.)  St. Joseph’s/Candler...

NY Law Shows Reasonable Cybersecurity Standards For Health Providers

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The pandemic has brought about an increase in healthcare-related electronic information and an increased need for health information regulations, according to...

Email Hack Results in Health Data Breach in NJ Lab

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A New Jersey lab that performs specialized diagnostic testing is notifying patients of a data breach that involves their protected health information (PHI.)   A2Z Diagnostics, LLC,...

Cyberattack Hits Health Payer Third-Party Vendor, Exposes PHI

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Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America’s third-party vendor experienced a cyberattack that impacted individuals protected health information...

COVID-19 Pandemic Sparks Upswing in Healthcare Data Breaches

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The medical industry saw a spike in healthcare data breaches due to increased cyber vulnerabilities, according to a new report.  The 2021 Identity Breach...

Malware Attack Exposes IL Health Centers’ Patient and Staff PHI

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Several Illinois healthcare, nursing and rehabilitation centers are feeling the impact of a malware attack that exposed both staff and patients’ protected health information (PHI.)  Dynamic...

Patients Cite Privacy, Cybersecurity Fears with Vax Credentials

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American and British adults are fearful of using a digital, COVID-19 vaccination card and vaccine credentials due to privacy cybersecurity concerns, according...

Harris County Health Data Breach Exposes PHI of 26K

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One Texas county is reporting a data breach that is impacting the protected health information (PHI) of 26,000 patients of the county jail’s healthcare...

Illinois Health Department Data Breaches Impact Over 24K Patients

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The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center (LCHD) is notifying individuals about two data breaches.   According to press releases on the two separate...

Wisconsin Patients’ Health Data Exposed After Email Hacking Incident

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A Wisconsin urology practice is notifying patients of an email hacking incident that exposed patients' health data.   The Wisconsin Institute of...

CA Cyberattack Targets Patient Protected Health Information

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A cyberattack on a third-party vendor is impacting Community Memorial Health System patients’ protected health information (PHI.)   According to a data breach...

Florida Health Practice Target of Cyberattack, PHI Exposed

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Orlando Family Physicians is notifying patients of a recent cyberattack that is impacting their protected health information (PHI.)   The data breach impacts 447,426...

Healthcare Data Breach Costs Surged During Pandemic

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The cost of a data breach for a healthcare facility spiked during the pandemic, according to a new report.  “The 2021 Cost of a Data Breach...

MassHealth Members Impacted by Health Data Breach

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Standard Modern Company, a third-party vendor that works with MassHealth, announced a recent data breach that is impacting some protected health information (PHI) of...

San Diego Health Data Breach Impacts Patients, Staff, Student PHI  

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UC San Diego Health announced a data breach that is impacting patients, students, and staff members’ Protected Health Information (PHI.)   On July...

Cyberthief Who Stole PHI Sentenced To Prison

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A Texas woman was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison after stealing patients’ protected health information (PHI) and using it to fund a shopping...

Patient Receipts With PHI Stolen, Recovered From Doctor’s Office

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Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians (Sierra Care Physicians) of California began notifying patients of a data security incident that involved the theft of office...