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Phishing Attack Last Year Exposed Health Data on 417,000
2018-08-17 20:18

Why Did It Take 10 Months to Determine a PHI Breach Occurred?Augusta University Health in Georgia says it just recently concluded that a phishing attack that occurred - and was detected - 10...

HHS Weighs Changes to Health Data Privacy Regulations
2018-08-01 19:47

Privacy and Security Experts Offer Insights on What Changes Make SenseHHS is considering making changes to federal privacy regulations governing health data - including HIPAA and the 42 CFR Part 2...

Health Data Breach Tally: Lots of Hacks, Fewer Victims
2018-07-23 20:48

Bigger Organizations 'Have Invested Wisely' in Breach Prevention. What About Smaller Ones?Hacker attacks are still dominating the data breaches added to the official federal tally so far this...

Analysis: Health Data Breach Tally Trends
2018-06-19 19:48

Hacks, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure and Theft Incidents Top the ListAbout three dozen major health data breaches have been added to the federal tally in recent weeks, including a mix of hacking...

Health Data Breach Tally: The Latest Additions
2018-05-17 13:03

Largest Incident: Break-In at California State Agency That Affected 582,000The number of health data breach victims added to the official federal tally so far in 2018 has doubled in recent weeks...

Fitbit, Google Health Data Collaboration: What Are Risks?
2018-05-01 21:03

Experts Question Whether Partnership Could Pose Privacy, Security and Safety ConcernsFitbit and Google say they are collaborating to accelerate innovation and "transform the future" of digital...

Health Data Breach Tally Spikes in Recent Weeks
2018-04-17 19:33

A Wide Assortment of Hacker, Insider Incidents ReportedThe reporting of major health data breaches has spiked in recent weeks, with a wide variety of incidents reported. So what's behind the surge?

Health Data Breaches Added to Tally Vary Widely
2018-03-15 20:18

Malware, Mailing Errors and More Reported on the 'Wall of Shame'Large breaches involving hackers continue to plague the healthcare sector this year, but incidents involving lower-tech issues,...

Health Data Breaches: Comparing UK, US Trends
2018-02-15 22:03

Cyber Incidents Grow, But Low-Tech Breaches Still a ChallengeA look at some of the United Kingdom's recent health data breach statistics shows some interesting similarities to the U.S., despite...

Behavioral Analytics' Role in Health Data Security
2018-02-06 20:33

Healthcare entities are increasingly considering user and entity behavioral analytics tools because their previous breach prevention and detection efforts have fallen short, says security expert...