Nov 12, 2020
The CyberPHIx Roundup is your quick source for keeping up with the latest cybersecurity news, trends and industry leading practices, specifically for the healthcare industry.
In this episode, our host Brian Selfridge highlights the following topics trending in healthcare cybersecurity this week:
- The FBI’s alert for an imminent ransomware attack on the US healthcare system; summary of the evolving attack and protection measures
- The Maze ransomware group calls it quits; details of their related announcement
- Hackers targeting psychotherapy notes for ransom and extortion
- California election results: citizens approve a new California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) which touts the “strongest online privacy rights in the world”. Note: this is different from the California’s related CCPA regulation.
- Aetna hit with a $1m HIPAA fine from OCR related to three separate breaches
- $350,000 class action lawsuit for St. Francis Healthcare related to ransomware attack