A joint Alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of new cyber attacks targeting
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How the Grinch Steals Health Care Data: OCR Warnings and Tips in Time for the Holidays
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More and more often, health care data is stolen or made inaccessible by targeted ransomware attacks. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a newsletter this week that provides warnings…
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Breach or Ransomware Attack? Can’t Sue Under HIPAA, but Maybe Under CFAA
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The following post was contributed by our colleague Lucy Li.
HIPAA itself does not provide a private right of action. So when a hacker or rogue employee impermissibly accesses…
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