Healthcare data breaches remain a persistent problem for healthcare organizations, with no signs of slowing down. Despite increased efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, the industry remains a prime...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have officially resolved allegations against GoodRx surrounding violations of the FTC Act and the Health Breach Notification...
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) has restored its computer systems and returned to standard operations across its network, the health system announced.
As previously reported, TMH began...
DNA Diagnostics Center has reached a $400,000 settlement to resolve several violations over a 2021 healthcare data breach.
DNA Diagnostics Center is a major private DNA-testing organization providing...
CommonSpirit Health has incurred $150 million in losses as a result of an October 2022 ransomware attack, the health system’s unaudited quarterly report stated.
“The Cybersecurity...
Advent Health Partners has agreed to pay a $500,000 settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2021 healthcare data breach that affected more than 60,000 patients.
Advent Health...
iCare Acquisition, the parent company of 20/20 Eye Care Network and 20/20 Hearing Care Network, agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve a healthcare data breach lawsuit.
In January 2021, 20/20...
Wentworth Health Partners Garrison Women’s Health (GWH) informed patients that a third-party data breach impacted its IT infrastructure in December 2022, making some patient information...
In a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Community Health Systems (CHS) disclosed a third-party data breach involving Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT)...
If approved by the Worcester County Superior Court, UMass Memorial Health Center will pay $1.2 million to settle a healthcare data breach lawsuit. The lawsuit stemmed from a breach that took place...
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare notified 62,777 patients of a healthcare data breach that may have exposed their personal health information.
On January 12, 2023, Sharp HealthCare discovered...
While the number of total third-party breaches slightly dipped in 2022, the attacks impacted nearly twice as many victims, wreaking havoc on the healthcare industry more than any other sector, Black...
Healthcare data breaches did not slow down in 2022, impacting more than 590 organizations and upwards of 48 million individuals.
In fact, healthcare data breaches accounted for 22 percent of the...
Healthcare data breach notifications have not slowed down in the new year, and organizations of all sizes continue to suffer from security incidents.
For example, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in...
Highmark Health suffered a phishing attack that impacted 300,000 individuals, a notice provided to the Maine Attorney General’s Office stated. Highmark Health is the second largest integrated...
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled with Banner Health following a HIPAA Security Rule investigation stemming from a 2016 data breach. Banner Health agreed to pay $1.25 million to OCR and...
UPDATE 2/2/2023 - This article has been updated to include a statement from GoodRx.
GoodRx agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty for violating the Health Breach Notification Rule by failing...
Atlantic General Hospital in Maryland is recovering from a ransomware attack that was discovered early this week, local news outlet WMDT47 first reported. The hospital experienced network outages and...
Dixon, Illinois-based Katherine Shaw Bethea (KSB) Hospital reached a proposed settlement of $380,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit filed in the aftermath of a September 2021 healthcare data...
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) notified more than 184,000 individuals of a healthcare data breach recently, according to a breach notice provided to the Maine Attorney General’s...