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HIPAA Breach News

Our HIPAA breach news section covers HIPAA breaches such as unauthorized disclosures of protected health information (PHI), improper disposal of PHI, unauthorized PHI access by cybercriminals and rogue healthcare employees, and other security and privacy breaches.

The HIPAA breach news section is particularly relevant to healthcare information security professionals, privacy officers, and other individuals who have some responsibility for HIPAA compliance.

The most recent healthcare data breach reports are listed below and HIPAA enforcement news is provided. If you want to find out if a specific covered entity has experienced a data breach, please use the search function in the top right hand corner of this webpage.

Vendor Incident Affects 341,000 Blueberry Pediatrics Patients

Blueberry Pediatrics, a telemedicine service provider that offers subscribers access to board-certified pediatricians, has been affected by a data security...

University of New Mexico Health System Diverts Ambulances Due to Ransomware Attack

UNM Health

The University of New Mexico Health System (UNM Health) has experienced a cyberattack that has prevented access to critical electronic...

Ransomware Incident at Paylogix Affects 41K Individuals

Data breaches have been announced by Paylogix, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, the Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the...

Data Breach Announced by NorthShore Health Centers

NorthShore Health Centers, a nonprofit healthcare provider serving patients in Porter, Lake, La Porte, and Jasper Counties in Northwest Indiana,...

Denver Health Medical Plan Discloses Vendor Breach Affecting 238K Members

Denver Health Medical Plan has notified more than 238,000 individuals about a vendor-related data incident. Data breaches have also been...

UltraMobile Imaging Identifies Data Breach Impacting 75,000 Individuals

Data breaches have been announced by UltraMobile Imaging in New York, Artistic Smiles in Colorado, Parkview Health in Indiana, and...

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Patient Data Likely Accessed in Quest Diagnostics Hack

Quest Diagnostics, a Secaucus, New Jersey-based Fortune 500 diagnostic testing company, has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Data Breach at Manhattan Law Firm Involved PHI of 197,000 Individuals

The law firm Tarter Krinsky & Drogin has reported a breach of the protected health information of 196,645 patients of...

Ridgeway Pharmacy Data Breach Affects 259,000 Individuals

A data breach at Ridgeway Pharmacy in Montana has affected almost 259,000 individuals. Data breaches have also been announced by...

What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?

The penalties for HIPAA violations include civil monetary penalties ranging from $145 to $2,190,294 per violation, depending on the level...

HIPAA Enforcement by State Attorneys General

HIPAA enforcement by state attorneys general

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state...

Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians Data Breach Affects 1.4 Million Patients

Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians data breach

Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, one of the largest independent physician-owned primary care medical groups in the United States, has...

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