Posts Tagged ‘healthcare data breach’
Healthcare Data Breaches Surge: Protect Yourself
Healthcare providers beware! Hackers are on the attack, and you are their number one target. That’s the finding of a recent report by Cynerio, a data security company that serves the healthcare sector. In its 2022 State of Healthcare IoT (Internet of Things) Device Security Report, Cynerio found that 53 percent of connected medical devices…
Read MoreAddiction Treatment Center Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
A Pennsylvania addiction treatment center is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging that it not only failed to protect patients’ personal health information, but also that its “negligence and deceptive practices†resulted in the inappropriate access of information on nearly 8,000 people. The case is one of a growing number of class action…
Read MoreHIPAA Compliance in 2017: The Heat is on
The doctor-patient relationship has always involved a certain level of privacy. But over the years, the stakes for healthcare providers who violate patient privacy have increased exponentially. Barely two months into 2017 and already we are seeing increased activity. A newly released report from Protenus in conjunction with databreaches.net, January saw 31 healthcare data breaches…
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