Inmediata Health Group agreed to pay $1.12 million to resolve allegations it put patients at risk during a 2019 data breach that affected 1.5 million people, Top Class Actions reported.
Category: cybersecurity
New IBM storage product intended to accelerate ransomware recovery
IBM unveiled the FlashSystem Cyber Vault to help businesses quickly recover from ransomware and other cyberattacks.
6,260 Memorial Hermann patients’ information exposed in contractor data breach
Advent Health Partners, a contracted vendor for Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, issued a Feb. 8 notice saying it experienced a breach of protected health information.
HHS, FBI warn hospitals of LockBit 2.0 ransomware threats
HHS issued an alert Feb. 7 saying the ransomware group LockBit is posing significant cyberthreats to the healthcare industry despite the group’s claims it does not attack healthcare organizations.
Beth Israel patients’ protected info exposed in billing company cyberattack
Medical billing company Medical Healthcare Solutions experienced a cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center patients. Both parties are based in Boston.
Homeland Security creates cybersecurity panel: 4 things to know
The Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 3 established the Cyber Safety Review Board, an initiative designed to assemble government and industry leaders to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity.
BlackMatter ransomware group may be gone for good, HHS finds
The Department of Health and Human Services reduced the threat level of the BlackMatter ransomware group, as the department claims it is no longer operating.
GAO encourages healthcare feedback on HHS data breach reporting
The Government of Accountability Office is urging healthcare organizations to review the number of data breaches they’ve reported to HHS in a survey.
Nearly 2M medical records breached in January: A breakdown
In January, 38 organizations reported to HHS that 1,991,781 individuals were affected by data breaches.
Memorial Health System sued after ransomware attack exposed 216,500 patients’ info
Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System is facing a potential class-action lawsuit after it notified about 216,500 patients that their protected health information was exposed during an August ransomware attack.
