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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...
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...
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...
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?
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,...
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...
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...
Why Are So Few Ransomware Attacks on the 'Wall of Shame'?So far in 2018, 15 health data breaches have been reported to federal regulators, affecting a combined total of nearly 391,000 individuals....
Privacy Expert Rebecca Herold Offers Trend Outlook for the New YearSo, what can we expect next year? Privacy expert Rebecca Herold offers her predictions for the 11 most significant healthcare...
Experts Analyze Whether the Stats Signify Real ProgressCompared to the mega-breaches that hit the healthcare sector in 2015 and 2016, the top 10 breaches reported for 2017 were far smaller....