Email Security

Advanced Email Attacks Skyrocket in Healthcare

September 26, 2023 - Advanced email attacks remain a top threat to organizations around the world, including those in the healthcare sector, Abnormal Security observed in its latest blog post. Abnormal saw a 167 percent increase in advanced email attacks in 2023, which included business email compromise (BEC), malware, credential phishing, and...


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MA Pharmacy Falls Victim to Email Phishing Attack, Results in PHI Exposure

by Sarai Rodriguez

After an email phishing attack, AllCare Plus Pharmacy reported to the Maine Attorney General that 5,971 patients potentially had their protected health information (PHI) exposed. AllCare became aware...

Hawaii Skilled Nursing Facility Notifies 20K of Healthcare Data Breach

by Sarai Rodriguez

Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre, a skilled nursing facility in Kaneohe, Hawaii, notified 20,016 patients of a recent healthcare data breach that occurred around early July 2022. On December 28, 2022, Aloha...

3 Latest Email Security Breaches Impact PHI

by Jill McKeon

Email security breaches continue to lead to compromised protected health information (PHI) and widespread breach notifications, as exemplified by the three recently-reported breaches detailed...

Latest Healthcare Data Breaches Have Varying Impacts on Health Data

by Jill McKeon

California-based Legacy Post Acute Care notified patients of a data breach that occurred between January 19 and March 3 2022. In September, Legacy Post Acute Care first discovered that an unauthorized...

Alabama Women’s Health Center Suffers Data Breach, 34K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

Birmingham, Alabama-based Henderson & Walton Women’s Center, P.C. (HWWC) disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 34,000 individuals. It is unclear when the breach began, but HWWC said...

CorrectHealth Suffers Email Account Data Breach, 54K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

Georgia-based CorrectHealth (CH), which provides healthcare to individuals inside correctional facilities, reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General’s Office that impacted 54,000...

Several Orgs Impacted by Email Security Breach at RCM Vendor

by Jill McKeon

Multiple healthcare organizations were impacted by an email security breach at Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, a revenue cycle management (RCM) and administrative services vendor. The impacted...

Oklahoma Home Health Company Reports Email Security Breach, 21K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

Healthback Holdings, a home health company based in Oklahoma, disclosed a healthcare data breach that impacted 21,114 individuals. Healthback discovered unauthorized activity within its employee email...