Criminals pay ten times more for personal health records than they do for stolen credit cards. The reason? The information contained in a person’s medical file runs so deep that identity theft is markedly easier. Healthcare has proved a lucrative… Read More ›
There is no shortage of talk about new cyber threats and their impact on the regulatory landscape, but what are their real implications? We’ve broken them down into three categories: “Penalties With Teeth” for our HIPAA readers, “Do I Feel… Read More ›
We’ve been talking a lot this year about the surge in data breaches plaguing the healthcare industry. So it comes as no surprise that a recent study by Ponemon Institute found that the increase has cost the industry about $6.2… Read More ›
Cybercriminals got especially healthy last year, targeting the healthcare industry like never before. In fact, healthcare is the most frequently attacked industry, ahead of manufacturing, financial services, government, and transportation. Five of the eight largest healthcare security breaches – all… Read More ›
A new report shows healthcare taking the dubious honor of first place among all industries for 2015 data security incidents. With more and more patient information being stored electronically, and medical records commanding ten times the amount paid for credit… Read More ›
This week, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid hackers 40 bitcoins — roughly $17,000 — to restore its electronic medical record system after the hospital’s network was infected with ransomware, a computer virus that encrypts a target’s files, locking the owner out… Read More ›
With the healthcare industry facing 340% more cyberattacks than the average industry, and with personal medical records now selling for ten times the price of credit card numbers on the “dark web,” it’s a safe bet we’ll see more healthcare… Read More ›
