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Healthcare Law Blog
Healthcare Needs More Hackers: A Discussion with Ilona Cohen
By Michael Sutton, Sara Shanti, Phil Kim, Gianfranco Spinelli
Ethical hackers are becoming crucial allies in the battle against healthcare data breaches and ransomware attacks. In the twelfth episode of Sheppard Mullin’s Health-e Law Podcast, Ilona Cohen, Chief Legal…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Key Takeaways for Healthcare Providers Following HHS OCR’s Most Recent Ransomware Investigation
Announcing its fourth ransomware cybersecurity investigation and settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) also observed there has been a 264% increase in large ransomware breaches since 2018. Here, the…
ComplexDiscovery
Cencora’s Record-Setting $75 Million Ransom: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The recent ransomware attack on Cencora Inc. highlights the growing audacity and financial stakes associated with modern cyber extortion. As one of the largest recorded payments in a…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Lehigh Valley Health Network Settle Class Action Case for $65M
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has agreed to settle a class action filed against it following a February 2023 ransomware attack that compromised personal information of patients, including medical and…
Regulatory Oversight
SEC Cybersecurity Incidents Disclosures: Materiality, Decryptors, and Ransom Payments
Dear Mary, I work for a public company that recently experienced a ransomware attack. Fortunately, we were able to restore our business operations quickly by obtaining a decryption key from…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
SEC Cybersecurity Incidents Disclosures: Materiality, Decryptors, and Ransom Payments
Dear Mary, I work for a public company that recently experienced a ransomware attack. Fortunately, we were able to restore our business operations quickly by obtaining a decryption key from…
Regulatory Oversight
Enzo Biochem Inc. Reaches Settlement With Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York AGs Over 2023 Data Breach
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Molecular diagnostics company Enzo Biochem, Inc. has reached settlements resolving investigations in relation to a 2023 data breach by the attorneys general (AG) for Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.…
Privacy Matters
Australia: Anti-scam measures and ransomware reporting on the agenda
By Sarah Birkett, Olivia Newbold
Cyber regulation is changing in Australia. As governments globally grapple with the everchanging and increasingly challenging cyber landscape, Australia is poised to implement new laws and update existing regulation in…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
CISA, FBI + DC3 Alert Warns of Iran-Based Ransomware Attacks
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) issued a joint alert on August 28, 2024, warning…
Online and On Point
Ransomware Reckoning – The New Bill Changes the Game
By Sinan Pismisoglu, Eric Setterlund
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (S.4443) is a bold legislative step in addressing ransomware as a critical threat. The act’s provisions, from elevating ransomware to a national…