by Gary Pritts | Jun 1, 2014 | HIPAA
In what’s being called a “nationwide takedown” by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations, charges have been filed against 90 individuals who allegedly submitted over $260 Million in false claims to Medicare. The individuals charged with the fraud... Read More
by Gary Pritts | May 23, 2014 | HIPAA
eBay has asked 150 million users worldwide to reset their passwords, after learning of a cyber-attack on a database including encrypted passwords and other user data. Initially, eBay provided few details about the actual attack, which is under investigation by the FBI... Read More
by Gary Pritts | May 22, 2014 | HIPAA
Incidents of lost and stolen assets are amount the most common causes of data loss or exposure, as reported by data breach incidents analyzed in Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report. This recent study collected data on over 63,000 confirmed security... Read More
by Gary Pritts | May 20, 2014 | HIPAA
A tax fraud gang appears to be targeting a large number of healthcare and senior living organizations that all use the same vendor for payroll and HR services. KrebsOnSecurity previously covered this gang’s criminal activity in April, when they encountered a... Read More
by Gary Pritts | May 19, 2014 | HIPAA
On February 11, 2014, Centura Health, the nonprofit umbrella that owns Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado, experienced a phishing attack on employees that resulted in a breach of privacy that left the personal information of about 1,000 patients... Read More
