Kromtech Security Discovers PHI of 150,000 Patients Freely Available Online
Researchers at Kromtech Security, a security software company, have identified Amazon S3 bucket used by a HIPAA-covered entity. Amazon S3 buckets are a type of…
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OCR Clarifies HIPAA Rules in Response to Las Vegas Attacks
The attack at the Las Vegas music festival earlier this month has prompted the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to…
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tom Price Steps Down
Having served less than eight months in the role, as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Tom Price is the…
Report Reveals Deficiencies in Anti-Phishing Training in Organisations
Cofense, a security software company formally known as PhishMe, recently conducted a survey which discovered that organizations from many different sectors are finding themselves unable…
Hurricane Irma Results in Limited Waiver of HIPAA Privacy Rule
The United States government has announced a public health emergency in areas of the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Florida affected by Hurricane Irma….
OCR Reminds Covered Entities to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
In addition to dealing with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, hospitals in Texas and Louisiana had to ensure medical staff continue to comply with…
OCR Director Severino Announces Enforcement Priorities for 2017
The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Roger Severino, expressed his desires to find a suitably large…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Aetna Following HIV Privacy Breach
Aetna, a health care company, faces a class action lawsuit following a privacy breach that saw the HIV positive status of up to 12,000 accidentally…
Delaware Updates Breach Notification Laws
Delaware now has the strictest breach notification requirements of any state following the first amendment to its data breach notification law in a decade. The…
Jessie’s Law Passed by US Senate to Help Those with Substance Abuse Issues
Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, both of West Virginia, have announced that Jessie’s Law has been passed by the Senate. The legislation was…
Beazley’s Insights Report Published for First Half of 2017
Beazley, a specialist insurance company, its July 2017 Insights report. The twice-yearly report examines the causes of data breaches experienced by its clients. This report…