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Daily Breach
New Banking Hack Steals Your Keystrokes
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There’s a new malware attacking financial institutions according to a recent report by Kaspersky Lab.
Read moreJune 19, 2019
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Daily Breach
Medical Informatics to Pay OCR $100K for Potential HIPAA Violations
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The Indiana business associate didn’t perform a comprehensive risk analysis before its server was hacked in May 2015, breaching the data of 3.5 million patients from several healthcare clients.
Read moreJune 18, 2019
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Daily Breach
Instagram Users Hit With Phishing and Ransomware
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Instagram users are targeted by cyber attackers on a regular basis. In a recent scam, they are using phishing in order to get to higher profile “Instastars,” then locking them out of their accounts using ransomware.
Read moreJune 17, 2019
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Daily Breach
Baltimore Ransomware Attack Keeps Health Department Locked Out
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A ransomware attack on the city of Baltimore’s systems nearly two weeks ago is still impacting some government services, including the health department.
Read moreJune 14, 2019
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News
TraceSecurity Launches New Tool to Help Healthcare Organizations Determine Risk
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Baton Rouge-based TraceSecurity has introduced a free tool to help small and rural health care organizations determine how much risk they face for a data security breach.
Read moreJune 13, 2019
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Daily Breach
Top Phishing Email Subject Lines
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Businesses in the US are slowly realizing the need for employee education to prevent cyberattacks like ransomware and other devastating malware that start with phishing emails.
Read moreJune 13, 2019
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Daily Breach
HHS OCR Clarifies Direct HIPAA Liability of Business Associates
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The Office for Civil Rights released a new fact sheet outlining all of the HIPAA and HITECH provisions for which business associates can be held liable and when HHS can take enforcement action.
Read moreJune 12, 2019
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News
TraceSecurity Launches National Initiative to Raise Awareness of the Preventable Risks of Cyber Attacks, The Protect Patient Data Project
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Data breaches can cost healthcare providers millions, put patients at risk
Read moreJune 12, 2019
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Daily Breach
New Senate Bill Would Crackdown on IP Theft
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A new bill introduced in the Senate this week would restrict U.S. tech exports to China and crack down on intellectual property theft.
Read moreJune 11, 2019
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Daily Breach
Data Security Standard for the Insurance Industry Catching On
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States are adopting the Insurance Data Security Model Law, a legal framework that requires insurers to develop and implement an information security program among other security standards.
Read moreJune 10, 2019
