2009 HIPAA Ransomware 
Compliancy Group
JANUARY 24, 2025
A clear understanding of health information breaches is necessary to comply with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There was also a 278% jump in ransomware attacks in the same period. Data breaches in healthcare increased by 239% from January 2018 to September 2023.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 15, 2023
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has launched a new pilot program in response to the increase in ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure entities. The program is focused on identifying vulnerabilities in Internet-facing systems that are known to have been exploited by ransomware gangs in previous attacks.
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HIPAA Journal
MARCH 26, 2025
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has confirmed that the long-awaited third phase of its HIPAA compliance audits is underway and will involve HIPAA compliance audits of 50 covered entities and business associates. OCRs workload has increased considerably, yet its budget has remained flat.
HIPAA Journal
JANUARY 10, 2023
The Check Point Research team also points out that as an added advantage, ransomware gangs gain a lot of publicity from attacks on hospitals, with the attention increasing their notoriety. There were notable changes in the threat landscape in 2022, especially concerning ransomware attacks. million-record breach at Anthem Inc.
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 31, 2022
The group operates out of Russia and has been operational since at least 2009 and is responsible for the infamous Dridex banking Trojan and several other ransomware and malware variants, including BitPaymer, Hades, Phoenixlocker, WastedLocker, SocGholish, GameOver Zeus, and JabberZeus.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 27, 2024
The healthcare sector has been a prime target for cyberattacks and data breaches over the last several years, which makes compliance with the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) all the more important. The Threats to Protect Health Information Between 2009 and 2023, there were reports of 5,887 healthcare data breaches.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 20, 2025
The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. This page is regularly updated to reflect the latest healthcare data breach statistics.
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