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'Data error' exposes 974,000 patient records at UW Medicine
Seattle-based UW Medicine sent letters to 974,000 patients notifying them of a Dec. 4, 2018, data error that allowed patient information to come up in internet searches.
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Cloud security provider extends services to Google Cloud customers
Netskope, a cloud security provider, now provides continuous security assessment and monitoring capabilities for Google Cloud customers.
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Patient medical records sell for $1K on dark web
Healthcare data protection company Protenus revealed there were 222 hacking incidents in 2018, up nearly 25 percent from 2017. Of these data breaches, more than 11 million patient records were affected, CBS News reports.
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Phishing attack exposes 30,000 patients at Mississippi hospital
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) sent letters to roughly 30,000 patients Feb. 15 notifying them of a data breach, according to the HIPAA journal.
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Facebook leaked protected health data, FTC complaint alleges
Facebook allegedly released protected and sensitive health information of members in different private and public groups, according to a Federal Trade Commission complaint.
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Rush exposes names of 908 patients in breach
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center inadvertently exposed the names of 908 patients in a paper mailing announcing the retirement of a certified nurse practitioner at its Epilepsy Center.
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Hundreds of patient records found burning across from Atlanta hospital
Piles of patient records were found burning in a dumpster across the street from Atlanta-based Southside Medical Clinic, according to WSBTV.
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Colorado hospital notifies patients of data breach
Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Health Care Services sent letters to 971 patients alerting them of a recent data breach.
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NIH should strengthen information-security controls, OIG finds
The National Institutes of Health should strengthen the information-security controls it has in place for sharing access to sensitive data, according to a report from the HHS' Office of Inspector General.
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Minnesota hospital alerts 2,000 patients of phishing scheme
Blue Earth, Minn.-based United Hospital District is notifying 2,143 patients about a June 2018 phishing scheme.
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AdventHealth notifies 42,000 patients of data breach
Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is notifying 42,161 patients about an August 2017 data breach that may have exposed personal information.
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Healthcare ranks 8th out of 18 industries for data security performance, report says
The healthcare industry ranks eighth in data security performance compared to 18 other major industries, according to a report from SecurityScorecard.
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Maryland legislators propose crackdown on ransomware attacks
Lawmakers in Maryland are considering legislation that would make ransomware attacks a crime punishable with prison time, BankInfoSecurity reports.
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More Americans cite cyberattacks as more of a global threat than ISIS, climate change
A cyberattack from another country is Americans' most common security concern, according to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center.
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AMA to HHS: HIPAA changes aren't needed for care coordination — 9 notes
The American Medical Association penned a letter Feb. 8 to officials at HHS' Office for Civil Rights — the agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA — to recommend potential changes to the healthcare privacy law.
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15M+ US patient records breached in 2018: 8 notes
More than 15 million U.S. patient health records were breached in 2018, according to a Protenus report.
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Email fraud in healthcare up 473% — 6 things to know
Hospitals and health systems received an influx of fraudulent emails last year , a persistent problem that has cost healthcare organizations $12.5 billion since the end of 2013, a Proofpoint study found.
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Nebraska hospital notifies 7,000 patients of phishing attack
Pawnee City, Neb.-based Pawnee Country Memorial Hospital is notifying 7,175 patients that some of their protected health information may have been exposed when a hospital employee was tricked by a phishing email in November 2018.
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Cottage Health agrees to $3M HIPAA settlement
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health agreed to pay $3 million and implement a corrective action plan as part of a HIPAA settlement to resolve allegations it had unintentionally disclosed electronic patient information.
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Record-breaking $28M in HIPAA settlements reached in 2018
The federal Office for Civil Rights reached 10 settlements resolving HIPAA violations and one judgment in 2018, bringing in a record $28.7 million in fines.
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