Good start, but we've still got a long way to go. This statement sums up industry experts' reactions to the two cyber fraud advisories issued this week to help organizations prevent ACH fraud and other crimes.
Federal authorities have announced an indictment alleging $200 million in Medicare fraud stemming from bogus mental health therapy sessions for the elderly in the Miami area.
More than five million Americans have been affected by major health information breaches since September 2009, according to the official federal tally of major incidents.
Organizations involved in exchanging electronic health records should provide patients with clear, brief notices about their data sharing policies, a privacy and security tiger team advising federal regulators says.
In light of a survey confirming that medical students aren't getting enough training on how to comply with Medicare and Medicaid laws aimed at preventing fraud and abuse, federal authorities will prepare educational materials on the subject.
Two affiliated insurance plans serving Medicaid patients in Pennsylvania have reported the loss of an unencrypted portal flash drive with information on 280,000 members.
When it comes to business continuity and disaster recovery planning, it isn't the cause of the disaster that's the concern - it's the potentially devastating effects.
Healthcare organizations need to improve the methods they use to objectively assess the severity of a security incident and whether it should be reported to comply with the HITECH Act's breach notification rule, one privacy officer says.
Two weeks after authorities on two continents arrested cyber criminals linked to the Zeus malware, Microsoft has added the infamous Trojan's signature to one of its best removal tools in an effort to hunt down infected machines.
Zeus, now in its eighth generation, is striking businesses and financial institutions throughout the world, and it's suspected to be the malware behind recent attacks on mobile devices.
Federal authorities have charged 44 alleged members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise in connection with two massive insurance fraud schemes.
The emergence of Bugat is an attempt by cyber criminals to diversify their attack tools, using a platform that is similar to Zeus, but harder to detect.
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