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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Seven Years After Worldwide NotPetya Attacks, OCR Singles Out PA System, Collects Nearly $1M

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Unleashed on June 27, 2017, NotPetya caused an estimated $10 billion in damages globally, among the costliest ransomware attacks in history. In 2018, the Trump administration—in tandem with the British government—blamed...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: 10 Lessons Learned

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Why does it matter to you? In February of 2024, Change Healthcare, a prominent player in the healthcare industry, fell victim to a ransomware attack that sent shockwaves through its systems and networks. The incident...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

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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

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Trickbot and Emotet Financial Malware Now Attacking the Healthcare Industry

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In a recent Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report focusing on the health care industry, cybersecurity company Malwarebytes discovered a significant 82% spike in Trojan malware attacks on health care organizations in Q3...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018 #2

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We all remember Kronos—the malicious malware that was sold by Russian underground forums in 2014 for $7,000. If you bought it, you were promised updates and development of new modules. The Kronos developers recently released...more

Jones Day

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 15

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Comments on Improvements to IoT Device Security - On June 19, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") submitted comments to a working group organized by the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cancer Services Provider Confronts Ransomware Bully

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My newest hero in the fight against ransomware is Little Red Door Cancer Services of East Central Indiana (Little Red Door). I am sending a donation to it to celebrate its courage in the last few weeks. Little Red Door...more

Baker Donelson

Community Health Systems' HIPAA Breach: Significant Lessons for Health Care and Non-Health Care Companies

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On August 18, 2014, Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) publicly confirmed, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (CHS filing), that its computer network was attacked between April and June 2014 by hackers...more

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FDA Recommends that Manufacturers Seeking Medical Device Approval Submit Cyber Security Plans

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Last week, the FDA took steps to address a quietly growing concern regarding cyber security and medical devices. Specifically, the agency issued Draft Guidance requiring the submission of cyber security materials as part of...more

Snell & Wilmer

Malware in the Machines: Cybersecurity for Medical Devices and Hospital Networks

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Within the last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a pair of Safety Communications directed towards the medical device and healthcare industries regarding cybersecurity. Computer virus and other malware...more

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