The FBI and DHS-CISA issued a warning on October 28, 2020 about an imminent threat to hospitals and healthcare providers. They represent that they have credible information to suggest there will be a widespread Ryuk ransomware attack this weekend (October 30 - November 1), and the FBI, DHS and the NSA's Cybersecurity Threat Operations Center are currently investigating the matter. It is recommended that hospitals and healthcare providers implement the following measures as soon as possible.
Read more »COVID-19 Response
October 2020
-
FBI Healthcare Alert - Imminent Threat Of Widespread Ryuk Attack Posted on: October 29, 2020 In: COVID-19 Response
-
The Next Major Public Health Crisis Posted on: October 15, 2020 In: COVID-19 Response
In 2014, a business associate of a healthcare entity was notified by law enforcement that it had suffered a cyberattack to the company's information system. The hackers were able to access and exfiltrate the health information of more than 6 million people from numerous entities served by the business associate. In addition to a fine issued by OCR, a related covered entity was sued and a multimillion-dollar settlement was reached. OCR placed the covered entity under a very detailed corrective action plan.
Read more »
Blog Search
Featured Posts
No featured posts were found
Blog Tags
3m
ada
california
cares act
cfra
colorado
commuting
compliance
coronavirus
covid-19
cybersecurity
cyber threat
data breach
dataprivacy
data privacy
data security
disability
discrimination
eeoc
electronic communication
email
emergency temporary standard
employment law
essential workers
executive order
family leave
fbi
florida
flsa
fmla
fraud
hacking
harassment
health
healthcare
hhs ocr
hhsocr
hipaa
hospitals
human resources
identity theft
illness
irs
korean
layoffs
liability shield
litigation
minimum wage
multi-factor identification
new jersey
new york city
osha
overtime
paid leave
paid time off
payroll
personal data
personal information
phishing
price gouging
protected health information
ransomware
reasonable accommodations
regulations
reimbursement
remote working
return to work
ryuk
severance pay
sick leave
social distancing
subpoenas
super bowl
tax return
trademark application
trademark law
trade secrets
unemployment benefits
video-teleconferencing
virtual meetings
warn act
website accessibility
work-from-home
work from home
working parents
workplace inspections
workplace safety
zoom