A recent court ruling illustrates yet another way patient privacy can be compromised. A federal bankruptcy court slapped WakeMed Health and Hospitals with financial penalties for exposing patient information in filings it made for cases.
Two men allegedly tied to the hacking group "Crackas With Attitude" have been arrested as part of an investigation into hacks of U.S. government systems and senior government officials, including CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL email account.
Wells Fargo will pay $185 million in fines over employees illegally subscribing customers to banking products they didn't request - creating 2 million ghost accounts in the process - in what appears to be one of the largest cases of identity theft ever recorded.
What are the biggest threats to your organization's data? Recent high-profile cyberattacks would lead an organization to believe that its external threats are the most concerning. Unfortunately, this misconception allows another significant threat to your organization's critical assets to remain completely under the...
A former administrative worker at a Florida pediatric practice has been indicted in federal court along with two others for alleged identity theft and fraud crimes involving stolen patient information. But why didn't prosecutors file HIPAA-related criminal charges?
The former Romanian taxi driver who became the hacker known as "Guccifer" will go to U.S. federal prison for 52 months after he breached high-profile accounts for celebrities and politicians.
Websites are wonderfully efficient for businesses to market and sell their products. However, in the same way that a business would monitor transactions in a brick-and-mortar storefront, it is imperative to have visibility into website transactions to prevent financial losses from account takeover, automated attacks,...
A Department of Defense watchdog agency will begin auditing several Army healthcare facilities later this month to evaluate whether the military is properly safeguarding its personnel's medical data.
A former Fla. hospital worker has been sentenced to federal prison in a case involving criminal HIPAA violations and tax fraud. Although the prosecution of HIPAA-related crimes are still rare, some experts say such cases could be on the rise.
Cyber security practitioners commonly lament that reducing consumer fraud would be a whole lot more effective if only the products could understand the business better. This is especially true with websites, the primary interface for businesses with its customers. Beyond the login, it is important to have visibility...
What are the biggest threats to your organization's data? Recent media attention to high-profile cyberattacks would lead an organization to think external threats are its only concern. Unfortunately, this misconception allows another significant threat to your organization's critical assets to stay completely under...
What are the biggest threats to your organization's data? Recent media attention to high-profile cyberattacks would lead an organization to think external threats are its only concern. Unfortunately, this misconception allows another significant threat to your organization's critical assets to stay completely under...
Occupational fraud and insider threat is not new, and it is universal threatening all types of businesses and industries. It can be difficult to detect, and its adverse impact on the enterprise is growing. The key to building an effective strategy is to understand your organization's key vulnerabilities and risk to...
A Senate bill proposes removing Social Security numbers of U.S. veterans from all Department of Veterans Affairs' information systems within the next five years to help reduce identity theft and fraud. How difficult would it be to make the change?
In what's being dubbed as the largest coordinated takedown to date, federal authorities have arrested 301 individuals for participating in Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes involving $900 million in false billings.
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