The world has not seen any HIPAA regulations update since 2019. Changing HIPAA regulations is a very slow process and needs several essential steps. Firstly, the Department of Health and Human Services seeks feedback on problematic aspects and considers them. The technologies and practices are ...

The hacker, known as TheDearthStar and Dearthy Star, pleaded guilty to gaining access to the databases of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and stealing the personally identifiable information (PII) and W-2 information of approximately 65,000 UPMC employees. The judge has handed ...

More and more security platforms inform that healthcare organizations face plenty of cyberattacks. There were several surveys that show an increase in cyber risks over the past 12 months. Censuswide conducted a survey on 400 IT professionals at US healthcare organizations, and their 2,000 ...

Oregon eye specialists have revealed data breaches in the optometry sector following employee email compromise. Hackers had access to mails and data over a two-month period. The exposed information includes customers’ names, dates of birth, dates of service, medical record numbers, financial ...

For the last few months of 2021, due to Coronavirus prevention measures, there arose many questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. One of the most popular is whether HIPAA rules apply to disclosures and requests for information about ...