by HIPAAgps | Jan 31, 2019 | HIPAA News
Early in the morning on Sunday, December 9, a ransomware attack was set in motion against the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). At approximately 4:30 in the morning, the attack was first noticed by UMMS’s IT department. Within two and a half hours, the...
by HIPAAgps | Jan 24, 2019 | HIPAA News
Martin Gottesfed, a 32-year old biotech professional from Somerville, Mass., was found guilty of committing a Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS) on Boston Children’s Hospital. His assault caused moderate-to-severe system interruptions, which inhibited daily...
by HIPAAgps | Jan 17, 2019 | HIPAA News
On October 9, 2015, the state of California adopted the Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act (the “FACT act”). The FACT act requires pregnancy resource centers that fall under the state’s definition of “licensed covered...
by HIPAAgps | Jan 10, 2019 | HIPAA News
According to BBC news, Two Iranian Hackers, who are known to operate within the SamSam Ransomware Group, have been identified and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This progress into dismantling the SamSam hacking gang comes as the result of a...
by HIPAAgps | Jan 3, 2019 | HIPAA News
Ransomware attacks accelerated to an almost fevered pitch in 2018, with health care providers experiencing attempted intrusions on a near constant basis. The HIPAA regulations provide oversight to help ensure that certain standards are maintained when it comes to...
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