A patient of an Albany, N.Y.-based physician group is filing a lawsuit against the group's accounting firm over a ransomware attack last December that resulted in stolen data, according to an Albany Business Review report.
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The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $225 million fine against a Texas-based telemarketer that allegedly made 1 billion spoof calls to sell health insurance.
Babylon Health, a telehealth app, reported a data breach that led to video recordings of patient visits being sent to other patients, according to a BBC report.
IronScales, a company that focuses on cybersecurity, has identified a scheme targeting remote healthcare workers that could affect telehealth services providers.
University of Utah Health reported on June 5 that an unauthorized individual accessed some employee email accounts over a 45-day period earlier this year.
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San Ramon, Calif.-based Castro Valley Health, a home health care services provider, inadvertently sent patient information to a third party website, where it was published in a "heavily coded" manner.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Personnel Cabinet on June 2 announced that its state health plan suffered two cyberattacks in April and May, exposing the health information of 971 members and resulting in fraudulent gift card redemption of more than $107,000,…
Mayo Clinic in the last two years has partnered with 16 tech companies, providing access to de-identified patient data for medical innovation and digital commercialization, according to STAT.
Atlanta-based pediatric health system Aveanna Healthcare is facing a lawsuit related to a 2019 data breach that affected 166,000-plus patients, according to Gov Info Security.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States has reported an employee inappropriately accessed members' radiology records from 2012 to 2020.