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Knowing Your Patient: Helping Healthcare Organizations Prevent Insurance Fraud

Healthcare IT Today

Today’s threat landscape requires them to plan for ransomware and malware attacks, protect against traditional vulnerabilities in legacy equipment, and mitigate the risk of internal threats. With those competing priorities, fraud prevention does not always make its way to the top of the list of considerations, even when it should.

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877,500 Individuals Affected by Ransomware Attack on Prosthetics & Orthotics Provider

HIPAA Journal

The Rochester Hills, MI-based prosthetics, orthotics, and accessibility solution provider, Wright & Filippis, has recently announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on its network. The post 877,500 Individuals Affected by Ransomware Attack on Prosthetics & Orthotics Provider appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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SAC Health Theft Incident and Multiple Ransomware Attacks Reported

HIPAA Journal

SAC Health said it is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of patient data as a result of the break-in; however, as a precaution against identity theft and fraud, affected individuals have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services. Bryan County Ambulance Authority Ransomware Attack Affects 14,000 Patients.

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Up to 184,000 Clients of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Impacted by Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

Des Plaines, IL-based Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, one of the largest providers of social services in the state, has announced that its systems were compromised and ransomware was used to encrypt files. Both healthcare organizations were recently added to the data leak site of the BlackCat ransomware group.

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Forefront Dermatology Proposes $3.75 Million Settlement to Resolve Ransomware Lawsuit

HIPAA Journal

The Wisconsin-based dermatology practice, Forefront Dermatology, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of patients whose protected health information (PHI) was compromised in a ransomware attack in late May 2021. Million Settlement to Resolve Ransomware Lawsuit appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Patient Data Compromised in 5 Hacking Incidents, Ransomware Attacks, and Break-ins

HIPAA Journal

Salud Family Health Provides Update on September 2022 Ransomware Attack. The breach was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights using a placeholder of 501 and that figure has yet to be updated on the OCR breach portal; however, the threat actor behind the attack – the Lorenz ransomware group – has dumped a sample of the files online.

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Kisco Senior Living & Island Ambulatory Surgery Center Disclose Summer 2023 Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

Notification letters have been sent to more than 34,500 individuals about ransomware attacks that occurred more than 9 months ago. Kisco Senior Living experienced its attack in June 2023, and Island Ambulatory Surgery Center suffered an attack in July. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on April 5, 2024.