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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 3

Concerning Healthcare Data Breach Reporting Trend - "There has been a trend in recent years for HIPAA-regulated entities to wait the full 60 days from the date of discovery of the breach to issue notifications to affected...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Hacked Healthcare Provider Refuses To Pay Ransom, Attackers Target Psychotherapy Patients

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Earlier this year, we reported on an evolution in the form of cyberattack known as ransomware –attackers transitioning from denying affected users access to critical data by encrypting it to removing data from the compromised...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

British Member of “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Organization Extradited to Face Conspiracy and Identify Theft Charges in the United...

Beginning in 2016, the computer hacking organization known as “The Dark Overlord,” began to target victims in the St. Louis, Missouri area, including various health care providers, several accounting firms, and a medical...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Can Cryptojacking Result in a Databreach?

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Healthcare organizations should be aware of a new method, referred to as “cryptojackng,” that hackers are using to exploit the systems and networks they infiltrate. Hackers use cryptojackng methods to siphon energy resources...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

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US regulators have given passing grades to the living wills for all 8 major US banks, a reversal from the April 2016 determination that 5 of the 8 had deficiencies in their bailout-prevention plans....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2017 #2

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$64 Million in Bitcoin Stolen from NiceHash - Many are lamenting not purchasing bitcoin now that its value has skyrocketed. Recently, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin warned investors to stay away from...more

Knobbe Martens

Digital Currencies and Blockchain in the Medical Arena

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Recently, digital currencies, such as bitcoin, have greatly increased in popularity. Some of this popularity may be attributed to digital currencies’ many purported advantages over traditional currencies, such as that...more

K2 Integrity

WannaCry Ransomware Update 16 May 2017

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This is an update to our 15 May 2017 e-mail regarding WannaCry ransomware, also known as WannaCry, Wry, WanaCrypt0r, Wannacrypt, Wanna Decryptor, etc....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

WannaCry Ransomware Attack: What Happened and How to Address

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Recently, a widespread global ransomware attack has struck hospitals, communication, and other types of companies and government offices around the world, seizing control of affected computers until the victims pay a ransom. ...more

Williams Mullen

Latest "Ransomware" Attack Affects Hospital Data – How Secure Are Your Patient Data?

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Several high-profile attacks on health insurance companies and health systems have taught us that health care entities are vulnerable to hackers, who hope to make substantial profit on pilfered health information. The recent...more

BakerHostetler

Protecting Patient Data From Hacker Ransom Demands

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Forty bitcoins later (approximately $17,000), Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital can now access its electronic medical health records and return to treating its patients as scheduled. But as hackers develop new tools to access...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center hit by ransomware and pays ransom to restore EMR

Many have predicted that health care providers will continue to be targeted by hackers in the next few years. To illustrate the point, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has been hit hard by a ransomware attack. ...more

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