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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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Data Breach Affects 950K Patients
Centene Corporation recently experienced a potential healthcare data breach when its hard drives went missing. The incident may have affected approximately 950,000 individuals. Breached 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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Medical Fraud Charges Against Employee
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office mentioned that an individual who worked at a doctor’s office used another individual’s information to get into LHCC’s provider website. According to the reports,...
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Patient Privacy Violation
Patient Privacy Violation According to the reports, a former Wayne Memorial nurse’s aide reportedly accessed 390 individuals’ records. The hospital believe that the data was not used maliciously or...
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Security Survey
Security Survey As per the recent survey of 207 U.S. security professionals - Thirty Four percent of respondents expressed concern over not having enough budget for the right tools to defend against...
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Third Party Security Risks
According to the PWC’s 2015 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey - Sixty two percent of companies evaluate the security risks of third-party vendors Fifty Seven percent evaluate security risks for...
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Unauthorized PII access and Data Breach
Florida-based Jackson Health System fired an employee after it was found that she may have stolen confidential patient information. Former hospital unit secretary Evelina Reid may have stolen...
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Stolen Laptop and Data Breach
Around 30,000 individuals were affected due to recent data breach in auditing company Seim Johnson. According to the reports, Nebraska-based Community Hospital might be one of the affected facilities....
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Apps for Iphone Security
Apple blocks full anti-virus apps from its App Store. According to the company, “Every iOS device combines software, hardware and services designed to work together for maximum security Apps for Iphone...
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Mobile Authentication and System
Biometrics and multi-factor screen authentication are two ways to access sensitive enterprise systems via mobile devices. Security Mobile Authentication and System plays a larger role in the mobile...
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Alliance Health affected by Data Breach
Alliance Health found that one of its customer databases had been left accessible via the internet. According to the reports, the incident didn’t affect all Alliance Health customers. The database...
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Impersonation Scam leads to data breach
Magnolia Health Corporation (MHC) has reportedly suffered a potential data breach. The incident may have likely affected all active MHC employees and its affiliated facilities. According to a official...
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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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Cybersecurity Insights from SC Congress
Recent SC Congress emphasised on Cyber insurance and new approaches to security patches. Experts discussed some of the current and emerging issues in cybersecurity. Cyber Insurance Most of the panel on...
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Hackers and Sensitive Data
In today’s hacking world, hackers Hackers and Sensitive Data can gain access to sensitive data with little efforts. “It’s a bit depressing,” said Chandra Rangan, vice president marketing, HPE Security...
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Computer Virus Causes Data Breach
Mercy Iowa City, an acute care hospital and regional referral center, recently suffered data breach due to computer virus. Mercy Lowa City did not mention the number of affected individuals but the...
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Healthcare Data Security and Hackers
In recent times, hackers are looking for innovative ways to infiltrate through covered networks. With digitization of healthcare industry comes challenges to secure patient information. But the change...
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