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Ransomware
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Privacy Matters
UK: Consultation on Ransomware payments
By Jules Toynton, Rachel de Souza
On 14 January 2025, the UK Home Office published a consultation paper focusing on legislative proposals to reduce payments to cyber criminals and increasing incident reporting. The proposals set…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Patient’s Request for Records Uncovers Dental Practice’s Ransomware Attack, Leading to $350K Settlement
The Indiana Attorney General Office (OAG) filed a detailed complaint on December 23, 2024 (Complaint) which arose out of the following patient complaint: The OAG received a consumer complaint stating…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Rhode Island Becomes First State to Implement PDNS in All School Districts
My home state of Rhode Island may be the smallest in the union, but it has taken on a significant initiative implementing the Protective Domain Name Service (PDNS) in all…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
HHS Office of Civil Rights Imposes $240,000 Penalty Against Health Care Provider After Violation of HIPAA Security Rule Results in Ransomware Attack
By Anne Hall
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the imposition of a $240,000 civil penalty against Providence Medical Institute in…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Recent HIPAA Settlements Underscore Cybersecurity and Risk‑Management Obligations
Recent settlements in two HIPAA investigations involving ransomware attacks emphasize the importance of robust HIPAA compliance practices. In both instances, hackers were able to install ransomware on the covered entities’…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Columbus, Ohio Notifies 500,000 of Data Breach from Ransomware Attack
The city of Columbus, Ohio, announced on May 29, 2024, that a ransomware attack forced its systems offline. According to its notice, the attack was perpetrated by “an established, sophisticated…
Legal Health Information Exchange
OCR Sees Uptick in Ransomware Incidents
OCR recently concluded three investigations, which resulted in settlement payments relating to ransomware incidents. The agency noted that there has been a 264% uptick in large ransomware breaches since 2018.The…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Scary Halloween News: Jumpy Pisces Using Play Ransomware to Attack Organizations
Unit 42 recently reported that it has identified “Jumpy Pisces, a North Korean state-sponsored threat group associated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, as a key…
ComplexDiscovery
Massive Data Breach at Change Healthcare Highlights Critical Cybersecurity Flaws
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article covers the recent landmark ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth Group unit, which exposed sensitive health and personal information for over 100 million Americans. This…
Health Law Diagnosis
Microsoft Report Highlights Attacks Against Healthcare Organizations
On October 22, 2024, Microsoft issued a threat trend research report entitled “US Healthcare at risk: Strengthening resilience against ransomware attacks.” In it, Microsoft declares that ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector…