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MaineGeneral Health suffers data breach
MaineGeneral Health suffered healthcare data breach recently. It is now sending notification letters to individuals who fell victim to the cyberattack.FBI notified that much of MaineGeneral Health data...
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PHI Sharing and Cloud Security
CloudLock investigated a total of eight IT security industries and numerous case studies. It found out that personally identifiable information (PII) and a surplus of data sharing are vital concerns to...
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Five Tips for Stronger Encryption
The recent example of NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden’s revelations has put security of many encryption Five Tips for Stronger Encryption products into doubt. Please find the below methods to...
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Security Tech Procurement Tips
Ricardo Lafosse, CISO for Cook County, Ill said that procuring enterprise security Security Tech Procurement Tips technology is an involved process that requires numerous steps to ensure it goes...
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Centegra Health System Data Breach
Centegra Health System sent data breach notification to 2,929 patients. According to the reports, mailing error may have exposed some of their personal information. Medical bills detailing “limited”...
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Employee Theft and Data Breach
Oregon-based Northwest Primary Care (NWPC) sent data breach notification to approximately 5,300 patients. As per the report, personal information was inappropriately accessed by a former employee....
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Medical records found on the Street
Florida-based Radiology Regional Center suffered data breach when its Medical records were found scattered on the street. Chief Operating Officer Brad Reid explained that the records were at least 10...
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Wis. Clinic suffers data breach
A Wisconsin counseling center sent data breach notification to affected individuals. The data breach incident may have exposed mental health records for approximately 500 individuals. According to the...
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Hello Kitty Data Breach
The online community for Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, My Melody and other Sanrio characters, was recently exposed online through database from SanrioTown, According to the reports, the database, which was...
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Hyatt Hotels suffers data breach
Hyatt Hotels detected malware on the computer system. According to the reports, the system used to process payments for its hotels. The report didn’t mention the extent of damage done by the breach....
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Thumb Drive and Data Breach
Thumb Drive and Data Breach St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital (SLCH) suffered a potential healthcare data breach after a USB thumb drive was stolen from its facility. Potentially affected information...
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Laptop theft leads to Data Breach
Montana-based New West Health Services d/b/a New West Medicare recently suffered potential healthcare data breach following a laptop theft. New West announcement did not specify how many individuals...
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Unauthorized user access and data breach
Blue Shield of California recently suffered potential data breach when one of its vendors recently became aware of an unauthorized user access to its data systems. Potentially affected information...
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Credential Misuse and Data Breach
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitals (Brigham) experienced data breach when an unauthorized user obtained an employee’s network credentials. According to the reports, the credentials were used to...
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Phishing Scam and Data Breach
Saint Joseph’s Healthcare System in New Jersey suffered data breach when it was attacked by phishing scam. According to the statement, more than 5,000 employees at some of its facilities may have...
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Ransomware attack and data breach
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) was on the verge of data breach but paid $17,000 after a ransomware attack. According to the reports, the cyber attack encrypted its EHR files and demanded...
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Oncology database and data breach
21st Century Oncology database was inappropriately accessed by an unauthorized third party. According to the reports, Oncology immediately hired a leading forensics firm to support the investigation,...
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Stolen laptop and data breach
Valley Hope Association, a Kansas-based non-profit suffered data breach after a work-issued laptop containing patient information was stolen from an employee’s car. Facility provides drug and alcohol...
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Walmart’s Pharmacy Suffered Data Breach
Wal-Mart’s online pharmacy announced a healthcare data breach. The incident was result of coding error in a software. It caused some customers to be able to view other customers’ data. According to the...
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Unencrypted email and data breach
BJC Healthcare Accountable Care Organization (BCJ ACO) in the St. Louis area recently announced data breach when an unencrypted email was sent to a participating medical practice in the BCJ ACO.It...
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