A class action lawsuit submitted after a staff-member related data breach at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama in 2014 is likely to be settled. The settlement is awaiting final court approval, although approval seems imminent […]
The Federal Communication Commission has released a Declaratory Ruling and Order to clarify TCPA rules in relation to HIPAA and patient telephone calls. Some healthcare suppliers have had difficulty understanding TCPA rules in relation to […]
A survey carried out by the National Council of SMEs in Romania (CNIPMMR) has found that over 40% of the companies questioned had not adopted measures for the implementation of the GDPR prior to the May […]
AK-based billing company, Golden Heart Administrative Professionals, a Fairbanks is alerting 44,600 people that some of their protected health information has potentially been obtained by unauthorized people due a recent ransomware attack. The ransomware was […]
British Airways was found to be breaching the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last week after a security researcher discovered that the airline’s social media team was requesting that customers post their […]
An employee’s email account, that contained the protected health information of approximately 8,400 patients of Billings Clinic in Billings, MT has been illegally accessed. The breach was discovered by the clinic’s cybersecurity systems on May 14, 2018, […]
In the United Kingdom last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) hit social media platform Facebook with a, relatively, small but symbolic fine in relation to the Cambridge Analytica date protection law breaches which involved […]
Software or an email application platform can never be completely HIPAA compliant, as compliance is dependent on how the software is being used rather than the software itself. However, software and email services can make […]
Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO suffered a ransomware attack at Around 11am on Monday July 9 that impacted its communication system and stopped staff from logging onto its electronic medical record (EHR) system. […]
UK-based eCRM group Marketing Delivery have revealed that, following some research conduct by the company, some dealers have been seen to be “overly conservative” about their communications with customers since the European Union General Data Protection […]
A former staff member of Arkansas Children’s Hospital is being investigated by law authorities in relation to the theft and misuse of patients’ protected health information. The breach notice submitted to the Department of Health […]
Many suppliers would like HIPAA certification to confirm they are fully compliant with HIPAA Rules and are knowledgeable with all parts of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but can HIPAA certification be […]
Last Monday (July 9) a German court, in the first decision applying the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ruled that data collection that exceeds what is necessary to achieve legitimate business purposes breaches one of the basic […]
In 2016, Radnor, PA-based Main Line Health Inc., fired a member of staff for breaching Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules by viewing the personal records of a co-worker without authorization on two […]
Manitowoc County in Wisconsin has revealed that protected health information has been illegally obtained due to a successful phishing attack. The incident happened close to January 14, 2018, although the attack and data breach was […]
GDPR has lead to a drop in the number of healthcare workers revealing payments or benefits from the pharma sector according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). In 2017, according to data […]
Timehop, an application which resurfaces photos and posts from social media accounts, has revealed that 21 million accounts including those of European Union residents, were illegally accessed on July 4. The data impacted includes names, email […]
The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) used artificial intelligence to review the privacy policies of 14 large tech companies, including those from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, and found that a number of these are not fully […]
Humana is contacting members across the US to notify them that their PHI may have been been accessed during a ‘sophisticated’ spoofing campaign. A spoofing attack refers to a concerted effort by a threat actor […]
On June 28, 2018, California passed AB 375, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which will become effective January 1, 2020. It is thought that this will be the first of many State laws […]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (ADHSS) is contacting ‘more than 500’ individuals to inform them that some of their protected health information (PHI) may have been accessed by hackers. On April 26, […]
In the past few days, Associated Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena, MT, has reported a breach of physical protected health information (PHI) that may have impacted up to 1,254 patients. A journal managed […]
A survey by IT firm MicroWarehouse has revealed that 20% of large Irish companies had not only utilized the time given to prepare for GDPR wisely but also that they went as far as hiring […]
Following the introduction of the European Unions’ General Data Protection Regulation on May 25 this year a surge in the number of complaints to regulators has been felt across Europe, reflecting the public awareness and interest […]
The introduction of the GDPR on May 28th, 2018, was partly led by the internet age where there are profound changes in the ways that many organizations, including small businesses, manage the personal data of […]
Med Associates the health billing company, located in Latham, NY-based, which provides claims services to over 70 healthcare providers, has found that an employee’s computer has been logged onto by an unauthorized individual. It is possible […]
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