HIPAA Journal

APRIL 12, 2022

Following the passing of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), a rulemaking process will commence to implement statutory requirements; however, the fact sheet serves as an interim measure to guide organizations through the voluntary sharing of information about cyber-related events. cybersecurity.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 10, 2022

The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by ransomware and other cyber threat actors are constantly evolving to evade detection and allow the groups to conduct more successful attacks. HC3 has not observed any change in the numbers of IABs working with ransomware gangs in Q1, 2022, with similar numbers observed as throughout 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a joint security alert about the Zeppelin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, which has extensively targeted organizations in the healthcare and medical industries.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2022

A joint security alert has been issued to the healthcare and public health sector by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury warning about the threat of Maui ransomware attacks.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2023, the healthcare industry faced its toughest year, with over 124 million health records breached in a total of 725 hacking incidents, according to The HIPAA Journal. Annual testing helps organizations be better prepared in the event of a security incident and maintain better business continuity during the incident.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

It has been more than 5 weeks since Change Healthcare suffered a Blackcat ransomware attack. Department of State Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Group The U.S. The AHA expressed concern about Fontes Rainer’s statement and is seeking clarification on which entities need to issue notifications.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

CrowdStrike has released its annual threat report which shows there was a major increase in data leaks following ransomware attacks in 2021, rising 82% from 2020. CrowdStrike observed 2,686 ransomware attacks in 2021 compared to 1,474 in 2020. There were more than 50 ransomware attacks a week in 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

The National HIPAA Summit is the leading forum on healthcare EDI, privacy, breach notification, confidentiality, data security, and HIPAA compliance, and the deadline for registration for the Virtual 40th National HIPAA Summit is fast approaching.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 25, 2023

Ransomware gangs are finding it much harder to profit from their attacks as fewer victims are ransoms to obtain the decryption keys and prevent the exposure of stolen data, according to two recently released reports from the ransomware remediation firm, Coveware, and blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis. million in 2021 to $456.8

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Compliancy Group

MAY 27, 2022

Here’s a roundup of recent HIPAA breach lawsuits and settlements. Lawsuits Increasing Following HIPAA Breaches – Facts and Figures. 35% of healthcare breaches involved ransomware attacks, vs. 20% in 2020. The average ransomware payment for healthcare was $875,784, about one-third less than the 2020 payment.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

All HIPAA covered entities must familiarize themselves with the HIPAA breach notification requirements and develop a breach response plan that can be implemented as soon as a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) is discovered. Summary of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation first emerged in June 2021 and has aggressively targeted the health and public health sector (HPH) and continues to do so. The post Feds Issue Warning to HPH Sector About Aggressive Hive Ransomware Group appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. Phishing attacks, a common vector for ransomware infections, often exploit human vulnerabilities through deceptive emails and other communications.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2022

If ransomware is not a topic of conversation around any healthcare organization’s boardroom table, directors and senior executives may be exposing the organization (and themselves) to considerable risk. Here’s a guide to ransomware trends for 2022 and steps healthcare leaders can take to help protect their organizations.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Background The proposed rule requires critical infrastructure entities to report cybersecurity incidents to CISA within 72 hours of detecting a cybersecurity incident and within 24 hours of making a ransomware payment. WEDI also proposes a carve-out for certain ransomware attacks.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Plaintiffs allege that once the hackers, the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group, gained access to the network, open hunting season commenced – the hackers freely rummaged through the network to search for and locate key data and access. Change allegedly forked over 350 bitcoins – roughly 22 million dollars. In return, Change was stiffed.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 25, 2023

Paubox is HIPAA compliant and as an email encryption solution supports HIPAA compliance and can be used by Covered Entities and Business Associates to communicate Protected Health Information in emails without violating the standards of the HIPAA Privacy or Security Rules. What are the HIPAA Email Requirements?

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

2021 has been a tough year for the healthcare industry with huge numbers of data breaches occurring and vast numbers of healthcare records exposed as hackers stepped up their attacks on healthcare providers and ransomware actors ran riot. Lessons and Examples from 2021’s HIPAA Breaches and Fines. Date: February 17, 2022 @ 2:00 p.m.

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Health Care Performance

AUGUST 30, 2022

The email falsely claims your business had a cybersecurity event and is working with the company’s security department to address a possible issue with the employee’s workstation. Once given access, the hacker now has access to the user’s workstation and will attempt to move through the network to initiate a ransomware attack.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These include that security teams and technologies have got better at detecting hacking incidents and that ransomware attacks are included in the statistics even if no data breach has occurred (this is discussed in greater detail later). How Many Hacking Events are Attributable to Ransomware Attacks?

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 21, 2023

When it comes to handling protected health information (PHI), it’s essential to ensure that all the necessary security measures are in place to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). However, not all cloud backup solutions are HIPAA compliant. Become HIPAA Compliant × Get HIPAA Compliant!

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

While state-sponsored threat actors continue to target zero-day flaws, especially China-nexus threat actors, ransomware and data extortion groups are increasingly acquiring and utilizing 0days, helped by the rise of commercially available turnkey exploit kits.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Our teams are working around the clock in collaboration with outside consultants to investigate the cause of the event and safely restore all computer systems as quickly as possible. IT security events take time to investigate and resolve,” explained TMH in its Sunday statement. come under attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is one of the most well-known – though broadly misunderstood – data protection regulations, and it includes stiff penalties for noncompliance. HIPAA plays a role in that protection, but there is a persistent misconception that compliance and security are synonymous.

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HIPAA Ransomware Compliance Health Insurance 98

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In education, the ransomware attack on Lincoln College forced it to close its doors after 157 years, and numerous ransomware attacks on healthcare providers have caused major disruption to healthcare services. The post Mid-Year Report Shows Healthcare Cyberattacks Have Increased by 69% appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 26, 2023

An updated version of the StopRansomware Guide has been published that includes further recommendations on actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of ransomware attacks. The post CISA & Partners Release Updated StopRansomware Guide appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

With the right planning and questions, businesses can establish a relationship with a managed service provider (MSP) offering HIPAA Cloud Hosting services. HIPAA compliance and cloud computing. Public cloud HIPAA compliance refers to offerings by MSPs that conform to the privacy and security standards laid out in the HIPAA rules.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

In an era where the HHS itself notes a 93% increase in large healthcare data breaches from 2018 to 2022, as well as a 278% increase in those that involve ransomware, suggesting “voluntary cybersecurity goals” is akin to applying a band-aid on a hemorrhage.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the event of a cyberattack that impacts the functionality of medical devices, a rapid and effective response is essential to ensure patient safety and the continuity of clinical operations. Following the WannaCry ransomware attacks in 2017, which caused massive disruption to clinical operations at several U.S. Version 2.0

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HITECH is a critical aspect of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH? HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2022

While PHC did not state the nature of the cyberattack in its breach notification, the Hive ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack and alleges around 400 GB of files were stolen, a sample of which was temporarily uploaded to the group’s data leak site.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs at Rubrik In early August, a ransomware attack disrupted operations across its network of 17 hospitals and more than 165 clinics in four states and forced some to rely on paper records. Put simply, ransomware attackers can apply more psychological pressure and impacts.

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Health Law RX

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is signaling that it is cracking down on healthcare organizations that fail to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA Rules).

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2024

Federal guidelines like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) outline the responsibility of healthcare providers when it comes to creating, analyzing, and distributing Protected Health Information (PHI). In some cases, social engineering can be used as an avenue for ransomware and malware attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Two HIPAA-regulated entities have recently started notifying individuals whose protected health information was potentially compromised in cyberattacks that occurred more than 12 months ago, including one where it took 18 months to notify affected individuals that their protected health information had been accessed and potentially acquired.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 1, 2023

Details about the nature of the attack, such as if ransomware was used, have not been released at this stage, and it is too early to tell the extent to which patient information was involved. Security oversight efforts have been strengthened in response to the incident to prevent similar events from occurring in the future.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

Cyberattacks continued to be criminals’ weapons of choice, with 1,595 breaches in 2022, a slight decrease from 1,613 in 2021, with drops year-over-year in the number of breaches attributed to phishing, ransomware, and malware. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant HIPAA compliance protects you against breaches.

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