Homeland Security Alert: Significant Ransomware Risks

Ransomware is quickly becoming one of the biggest risks for health care organizations in 2016. In response to ransomware’s prevalence, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an alert on March 31 to educate health care organizations about ransomware risks and...

Breach Report- March 2016

Three breaches reported: Wal-mart Pharmacy in Arkansas, Premier Healthcare in Indiana, and City of Hope in California. While the beginning of March saw fewer large-scale breaches than February and January, three substantial breaches occurred costing health care...

PHI Hacked at Florida Cancer Center Network

At the end of 2015, the FBI discovered a breach of 21st Century Oncology’s database affecting more than 2 million patients. In accordance with the HIPAA requirements for reporting large breaches, Century Oncology recently posted a media statement on the organization’s...

Physical Therapy Provider Settles with OCR for $25,000

After more than three years, a physical therapy provider’s HIPAA-breach case lands the covered entity with a $25,000 OCR fine, and demands they create and implement a corrective action plan. Recently on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website, the...