Privacy & Security
Members impacted by the breach are being provided with no-cost credit monitoring and identity restoration services.
According to court documents and public reporting, Vladimir Dunaev provided specialized services and technical abilities in furtherance of the Trickbot scheme.
Some healthcare organizations use homegrown tracking technologies to avoid third-party disclosures of protected information, but all have to understand if their practices comply with applicable privacy laws, says Betsy Hodge, partner at Akerman.
The organization reported that it detected intrusion over the Thanksgiving holiday. All clinics and the MyChart patient portal are operating.
"When we see a vulnerability or intrusion campaign that could have been reasonably avoided if the software manufacturer had aligned to secure by design principles, we’ll call it out," writes CISA cybersecurity leaders Eric Goldstein and Bob Lord.
From generative AI to intelligent automation to cybersecurity, they discuss what CIOs and IT leaders should stay focused on as the healthcare industry continues to evolve.
Ardent proactively took its network offline, suspending all user access to its IT applications, including corporate servers and Epic software.
Data security protections also remain weak.
The data that was potentially compromised includes names, social security numbers, addresses and insurance claim information.
OCR investigated Saint Joseph’s Medical Center for alleged violations of HIPAA when it disclosed three patients’ PHI to the Associated Press without written authorization.