Events
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Daily Breach
Nearly 1.4 Million New And Unique Phishing Sites Created Monthly
The Public Service Announcements from the FBI claimed that phishing scams cost businesses in the United States over $500 million each year.
Read moreJune 21, 2019
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Oregon Specialist Phishing Attack Causes Months-Long Data Breach
Hematology Oncology Associates recently began notifying patients that their data was potentially breached during a months-long phishing attack; a mailing error and records’ dump complete this week’s breach roundup.
Read moreJune 20, 2019
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Medical Informatics to Pay OCR $100K for Potential HIPAA Violations
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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Instagram Users Hit With Phishing and Ransomware
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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Baltimore Ransomware Attack Keeps Health Department Locked Out
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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Top Phishing Email Subject Lines
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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HHS OCR Clarifies Direct HIPAA Liability of Business Associates
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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New Senate Bill Would Crackdown on IP Theft
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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Data Security Standard for the Insurance Industry Catching On
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
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California Consumer Privacy Act Amendment Blocked by Lawmakers
A controversial amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act, has been iced by the state's Senate Appropriations Committee.
Read moreJune 07, 2019