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Baker Botts L.L.P.

'Ransom Cartel' Leader Indicted: A Reminder of Cybercrime’s Growing Reach

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The recent indictment of Maksim Silnikau, a Belarusian and Ukrainian national, is a clear reminder that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and bold....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: July 2024

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Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System said it experienced a breach impacting more than 1.27 million patients when a former employee of vendor Nuance Communications Inc., a Microsoft Corp. subsidiary, accessed patient...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HC3 Issues Threat Reports on Qilin + MoveIt

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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) provides timely updates to the health care sector on cybersecurity threats and mitigation. In the last several weeks, HC3 has issued two alerts worth paying close...more

Dentons

Ep. 19 - What to Do When Your Business Associate Suffers a Ransomware Attack

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The healthcare industry remains a popular target for ransomware attacks. If you haven’t been impacted by a ransomware attack, it’s likely only a matter of time before someone you do business with or buy services from is...more

HaystackID

New Cyber Regulations Define Battle Lines in Corporate and Infrastructure Security

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Amidst an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, a recent slew of regulatory updates and cybersecurity standards are defining a new battlefront for securing critical infrastructure and corporate data across varying sectors....more

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Ransomware Increasingly Targets Medical Providers

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Ransomware continues to make headlines in the data security world, and with good reason.  A report issued earlier this year by the Director of National Intelligence highlighted the continued surge in ransomware attacks in the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

What HIPAA Security Rule Surprises Await Healthcare Providers for the Second Half of 2024?

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has, as part of its mandate, the responsibility to enforce the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

UHG’s Breach Response May Prove Enlightening for Others

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Organizations typically deal with ransomware attacks out of the public eye, but the massive scale of United Healthcare Group’s (UHG) February breach made that an impossibility. UHG CEO Andrew Witty was recently on the hot...more

NAVEX

Immediate vs. Slow Burn Risks: A Balanced Cybersecurity Strategy

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The consequences of a cyberattack can be catastrophic, as we saw in the previous blog of this series. Cybersecurity is a business-wide responsibility that demands a proactive strategy extending far beyond technical solutions...more

Polsinelli

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Evolving Incident Response Obligations, Integral to Effective Risk Management

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Just over a year ago, the White House issued its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, with an emphasis on defending Critical Infrastructure, promoting public and private collaboration, and safeguarding...more

Paul Hastings LLP

CISA Proposes Sweeping Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for U.S. Companies

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On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released proposed regulations requiring expansive new cybersecurity incident and ransomware payment reporting across sixteen “critical...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Rise in Healthcare Data Breaches & the Impact for Healthcare Providers in 2024

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The healthcare sector is increasingly facing cyber-threats with ransomware and hacking at the forefront. In the last five years, there has been a staggering 256% rise in significant hacking-related breaches and a 264% surge...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Privacy Officer's Roadmap: Data Breach and Ransomware Defense – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast

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As a privacy officer, what keeps you up at night? Is it the ransomware boogeyman, or perhaps the data breach creeps? Whatever it may be, Epstein Becker Green litigators J.T. Wilson III, Stuart Gerson, and Brian Cesaratto...more

Alston & Bird

Top 10 Issues General Counsel Need to Know About Ransomware in 2024

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Threat actors are evolving. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team explains how ransomware gangs have changed their tactics and how companies can respond to the threat while navigating new scrutiny from investors and...more

Fisher Phillips

Ransomware Costs Businesses Record-High $1 Billion in 2023: Your 5-Step Plan to Prevent Attacks in 2024

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2023 was the most devastating year yet for ransomware attacks, with businesses forking over $1 billion in ransom payments for the first time ever – and 2024 is expected to be even worse. Beyond the payments, the average cost...more

Alston & Bird

National Cyber Security Centre Forecasts Upcoming Cyber Threats with AI Use for Attacks

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On January 24, 2024, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a new report, The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat, detailing how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact the effectiveness of cyber...more

Baker Donelson

Top Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues to Track In 2024

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In recognition of International Privacy Day on January 28, we wanted to share some insights on the top privacy and cybersecurity issues for the new year. Data privacy and cybersecurity will continue to be one of the most...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Top 4 Cybersecurity Takeaways from 2023

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The average cost of a data breach has reached an all-time high of $4.45 million, according to IBM. Regulatory requirements, scrutiny, and enforcement have continued to expand. As we kick off 2024, here are the key action...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: January 2024

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New York has released proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals. The regulations, which were published in The State Register on Dec. 6 and will undergo a 60-day public comment period ending on Feb. 5, are designed to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 Regulatory, Compliance, and Enforcement Predictions for Life Sciences Companies

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The year 2023 was a busy one for regulatory, compliance, and enforcement developments in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and 2024 promises to be even busier. We tapped MoFo’s Life Sciences + Healthcare Compliance...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Protecting Hospitals From Cyberattacks: New York’s Trailblazing Cybersecurity Requirements - January 30th, 1:00 pm -...

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Hospitals, health systems and providers are targets of cyberattacks at an alarming rate, putting patient data, electronic infrastructure and, most importantly, patient lives at risk. The Department of Health and Human...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OCR Will Focus on You if You Don’t Focus on Cybersecurity

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With a couple of “firsts,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is signaling that it is cracking down on healthcare organizations that fail to identify and address cybersecurity...more

Locke Lord LLP

Challenging Recent Developments for Incident Response

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The United States is on track to see a record number of data breaches in 2023 and state regulators are paying attention. The swift action required by victim companies includes containment and elimination of the threat, and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Multistate Coalition of State Attorneys General Secures $49.5 Million from Cloud Company Blackbaud for 2020 Data Breach

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State regulators across the country continue to increase their focus on cyber security and data privacy compliance and enforcement. For years, cloud company Blackbaud, a service provider to thousands of nonprofit enterprises,...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Ransomware Attack on Ardent Health Services Causes Disruption at Hospitals

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On Nov. 27, 2023, Nashville-based healthcare corporation Ardent Health Services (Ardent) announced that a ransomware attack impacted 30 of its hospitals and forced the shutdown of several emergency rooms in at least three...more

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