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HHS and FBI Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Statement for Healthcare Providers

Shortly after our prior blog post discussing the need for healthcare entities to shore up protections against phishing attacks, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Clinical Laboratory and CEO To Pay Over $13 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

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Clinical Laboratory and CEO To Pay Over $13 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - A New Jersey-based laboratory, RDx Bioscience Inc. (RDX), and its owner and CEO, Eric Leykin, agreed to pay $10,315,023 to the US...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 6. Privacy Briefs: June 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 6 (June, 2022) - A report from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) found that in early 2022, ransomware groups increasingly turned to legitimate software during...more

Oberheiden P.C.

5 Tips for Lab Compliance in 2023

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In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic increased the business opportunities available to clinical labs, including molecular and respiratory labs. As the nation—and the world—struggled to develop adequate testing infrastructure,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Health Care Professionals Are Key Targets in COVID Aid-Related Fraud Prosecutions

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The U.S. Justice Department’s COVID-related health care fraud crackdown continues to intensify. On a single day in September 2021, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against 138 defendants in 31 federal...more

Epstein Becker & Green

A Guide to Practical, Regulatory, and Reputational Risk Management

Ransomware Particularly Inflicts Health Care and Life Sciences Organizations - Ransomware is a malicious cyber threat vector that employs encryption malware to prevent users from accessing their systems and data unless...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 21, Number 4. Privacy Briefs: April 2021

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 4 (April 2021) - A Texas Medicaid subcontractor has been terminated after a data breach caused by a ransomware attack originating from Russia exposed the personal information of tens of...more

Oberheiden P.C.

While COVID-19 Takes Center Stage, DOJ Continues to Target Providers for Opioid Epidemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created many new enforcement priorities for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). From selling ineffective personal protective equipment (PPE) to companies fraudulently seeking loan forgiveness under...more

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DOJ Announces First Criminal Prosecution For Misuse Of COVID-19 Relief Funds Dedicated To Health Care Providers

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The Justice Department has widened its crackdown on COVID-19 fraud, announcing the first criminal case alleging misuse of federal relief funds designated for medical providers. The egregious nature of the alleged fraud and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Cybersecurity agency issues alert for healthcare facilities

Compliance Today (January 2021) - The newly created Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint alert with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services regarding...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Ransomware Warning for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory in light of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Warnings of Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare Sector and Potential Sanctions for Making Ransomware Payments

CISA, FBI, & HHS Warn of Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare Sector - On October 28, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Medical Devices Are Double-edged Swords For Hospitals: Vital For Patient Care But Vulnerable To Cyberattacks

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On October 28th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alerted hospital administrators and...more

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US Government Warns Healthcare Sector of Targeted Ransomware: Outlines Best Practices and Provides Technical Details of Attack

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On October 28, 2020, a coalition of US government entities consisting of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services...more

King & Spalding

Hospitals Facing New Ransomware Challenges

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Ransomware has risen to “worst nightmare” status for many organizations, particularly in the healthcare industry. While it has been lurking for many years, recently ransomware has emerged as one of the most virulent...more

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Increased Threat of Cybercrime in Health Care Industry

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are aware of an increased cybersecurity threat to hospitals...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Health Care Organizations Should Be on Guard Against Heightened Ransomware Threats

This week the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning of...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Trickbot or Treat: Heightened Cybersecurity Threats Unfold in Real Time

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It’s Halloween week, and things are getting scary. Our post from earlier this week proved eerily prescient when the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the...more

White and Williams LLP

Federal Advisory Warns Hospitals Facing “Increased and Imminent” Cyber Threat; 400 Hospitals Already Targeted

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A Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (the Advisory) by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has warned of an...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Federal Government Raises Alarms Over Cyberattacks Against Hospitals

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The combination of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, political tensions in the final days of a national election season, and law enforcement’s focus on election security created an opportunity for cybercriminals to...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Warns of Increased Risk of Ransomware Attacks Targeting the Healthcare Industry

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On October 28, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint cybersecurity advisory (the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

US Health System Warned of Coordinated Ransomware Attacks

US hospitals and healthcare facilities struggling to maintain normal operations during the COVID-19 emergency, were warned this week by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of...more

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Joint Federal Agency Advisory Warns of Imminent Ransomware Threats to the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

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As if the recent uptick in national COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were not enough to tax an already beleaguered health system, on October 28, 2020, three federal agencies issued a cybersecurity Joint Advisory warning of...more

Baker Donelson

FBI Warns Hospital and Health Care Providers are Under Attack

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A public cybersecurity advisory was issued yesterday about a likely ransomware attack against the health care and public health sector. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of...more

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