The HIPAA Journal

30/09/2025

Hospital Sisters Health System in Illinois has agreed to pay $7.6 million to settle class action litigation over its August 2023 cyberattack and data breach that affected 883,000 individuals.
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A class action lawsuit against Hospital Sisters Health System has been settled for $7.6 million. The lawsuit relates to an August 2023 cyberattack that Hospital Sisters Health System in Illinois has agreed to pay $7.6 million to settle class action litigation over its August 2023 cyberattack and dat...

30/09/2025

HHS-OIG has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act with two hospitals that failed to provide appropriate screenings and stabilizing treatment to patients experiencing emergency mental health conditions.
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The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has announced two settlements with healthcare providers to resolve HHS-OIG has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act with two hospitals that failed to provide appropriate...

30/09/2025

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a global initiative to educate the public and businesses about the importance of cybersecurity to protect against cyber threats. This year’s theme is Building a Cyber Strong America.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a global initiative that aims to educate the public and businesses about the importance of cybersecurity and October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a global initiative to educate the public and businesses about the importance of cybersecurity to pro...

29/09/2025

Healthcare Interactive Inc. has confirmed that data was exfiltrated in a July 2025 hacking incident. Data breaches have also been reported by the Health Department of the City of St. Joseph in Missouri, and Viva Health in Alabama.
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Healthcare Interactive Inc. has confirmed that data was exfiltrated in a July 2025 hacking incident. Data breaches have also been reported by the Health Healthcare Interactive Inc. has confirmed that data was exfiltrated in a July 2025 hacking incident. Data breaches have also been reported by the H...

29/09/2025

Ga***rd Specialty Healthcare is notifying patients affected by a December hacking incident, and Gainwell Technologies has reported a breach involving the data of Medicaid recipients in Georgia.
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Ga***rd Specialty Healthcare is notifying patients affected by a December hacking incident, and Gainwell Technologies has reported a breach involving the Ga***rd Specialty Healthcare is notifying patients affected by a December hacking incident, and Gainwell Technologies has reported a breach involv...

29/09/2025

The practice management and electronic health record solution provider Veradigm (formerly Allscripts), has experienced a data breach that has affected several customers. A hacker accessed a storage account using credentials stolen in an attack on one of its customers.
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On September 22, 2025, Veradigm, a Chicago, Illinois-based provider of practice management and electronic health record solutions to healthcare providers The practice management and electronic health record solution provider Veradigm (formerly Allscripts), has experienced a data breach that has affe...

26/09/2025

Flo Health, Google, and Flurry have agreed to pay a total of $59.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the use of tracking code within Flo Health’s fertility tracking app. Meta Platforms chose not to settle, and a California jury found in favor of the plaintiffs.
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A settlement has been finalized to resolve a litigation against Flo Health, Inc., Google LLC, and Flurry, Inc., over the use of tracking code on Flo Flo Health, Google, and Flurry have agreed to pay a total of $59.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the use of tracking code within Flo He...

26/09/2025

A cybersecurity researcher has found an exposed database containing information relating to patients of a California home healthcare provider. The Arizona Medicaid agency has announced a mailing incident that has affected more than 3,100 members.

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler has found an exposed 23.7 GB database containing more than 145,000 files, such as PDFs, PNGs, and other image A cybersecurity researcher has found an exposed database containing information relating to patients of a California home healthcare provider. The Ar...

26/09/2025

LCMC Health Holdings and Louisiana Children’s Medical Center have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged that tracking code added to its website and patient portal resulted in an impermissible disclosure of sensitive patient information to Facebook and Google without patients’ knowledge or consent.
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LCMC Health Holdings and Louisiana Children’s Medical Center have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged that tracking code added to its website and LCMC Health Holdings and Louisiana Children’s Medical Center have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged that tracking code added to its website ...

26/09/2025

There have been fewer ransomware attacks in the first half of the year, but the financial harm from a successful attack has increased by 17% year-over-year. In healthcare, average losses could reach $2 million this year, according to a new report from the cyber risk management firm Resilience.
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26/09/2025

Bayhealth Medical Center has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over its 2024 Rhysida ransomware attack that affected 497,047 individuals. The terms of the settlement are being finalized, and the settlement is expected to get the first nod by a federal court judge in early October.
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Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Delaware, has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit stemming from a 2024 ransomware attack. The attack was Bayhealth Medical Center has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over its 2024 Rhysida ransomware attack that affected 497,047 individ...

26/09/2025

Data breaches have recently been announced by Coos County Family Health Services in New Hampshire, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing in North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/UNC School of Medicine.
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Data breaches have recently been announced by Coos County Family Health Services in New Hampshire, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing in North Carolina, and Data breaches have recently been announced by Coos County Family Health Services in New Hampshire, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing in North Carolina...