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Yahoo Fined £250,000 by ICO for 2014 Data Breach
The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined Yahoo £250,000...
Dixons Carphone Breach Exposes 5.9 Million Payment Cards
Dixons Carphone, the UK electronics and telecommunications retailer, has...
New PyRoMine Malware Variant Used Obfuscation and Incorporates IoT Device Scanner
A new variant of the PyRoMine cryptocurrency mining malware has been...
RansomCloud Attack Encrypts Cloud-Based Emails
Ransomware may be more commonly used to encrypt files on business networks,...
Department of Justice Announces Arrest of 74 Business Email Compromise Scammers
A coordinated law enforcement effort involving the FBI, U.S Departments of...
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Media Announcements on Patient Conditions Halted by Meritus
Meritus Medical Center has taken the decision to stop issuing media announcements on patient conditions in order to better protect the privacy of patients and ensure their safety. Meritus...
Top 5 Healthcare Data Breaches in 2011
This month there is a new name on top of the list of the biggest healthcare data breaches in 2011, the incident is also the second largest healthcare data breach reported to date. The TRICARE...
Navigating Privacy Laws for Patient Data Sharing
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Laws for patient data sharing, the sharing of Protected Health Information with a third party is highly restricted and the...
Preparation for HIPAA Audits Essential
According to the results of an HCPro survey, healthcare providers and other HIPAA-covered entities are simply not prepared for a compliance inspection; in fact, preparation for HIPAA audits has not...
Are Pagers HIPAA Compliant?
Many healthcare providers are asking the question “are pagers HIPAA-compliant?” The simple answer to the question is no, pagers are not HIPAA-compliant, but they can be used without violating HIPAA...
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92 Million Users of MyHeritage DNA Testing Service Affected by Data Breach
MyHeritage, a provider of DNA testing services, has announced it has...
Hackers Potentially Had Access to 42,000 Patients Health Data for a Month After Phishing Attack
The Ohio Healthcare Provider Aultman Health Foundation has discovered some...
$875,000 Settlement Agreed in W-2 Phishing Scam Lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit stemming from a W-2 phishing scam that saw an...
Cloud Tool Reduces AWS Costs by 60%
Healthcare groups are, increasingly, implementing cloud-based systems to...
582,000 Patients Warned of Potential PHI Compromise by California Dept. of Developmental Services
A recent survey carried out with hackers, incident responders, and...
Manufacturer of Oxygen Equipment Reports Data Theft Incident Possibly Impacted 30,000
Inogen, a manufacturer of portable oxygen concentrators, has found that an...
New PyRoMine Malware Variant Used Obfuscation and Incorporates IoT Device Scanner
A new variant of the PyRoMine cryptocurrency mining malware has been...
RansomCloud Attack Encrypts Cloud-Based Emails
Ransomware may be more commonly used to encrypt files on business networks,...
Spammers Use iqy Files to Deliver Remote Access Trojan
Macros have long been favored by cybercriminals as a method of installing...
Yahoo Fined £250,000 by ICO for 2014 Data Breach
The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined Yahoo £250,000...
Dixons Carphone Breach Exposes 5.9 Million Payment Cards
Dixons Carphone, the UK electronics and telecommunications retailer, has...
Cofense Free Cloudseeker Tool Identifies Shadow IT Security Risks
Cofense has launched a new tool that allows organizations to discover what...
