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MCBS Announces Cybersecurity Incident Impacting 1.26M Individuals

HIPAA Journal · · US Federal · Healthcare Privacy

MCBS, LLC, an Augusta, Georgia-based healthcare management and revenue cycle management company, has announced a major data incident involving the […] The post MCBS Announces Cybersecurity Incident Impacting 1.26M Individuals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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GAO Report Identifies Potentially Duplicative Cyber Reporting Requirements for Critical Infrastructure

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is shortly due to issue a final rule implementing the Cyber Incident […] The post GAO Report Identifies Potentially Duplicative Cyber Reporting Requirements for Critical Infrastructure appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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AnMed Closes Almost 80 Facilities While it Grapples with Cyberattack

AnMed, formerly AnMed Health, a nonprofit health system serving patients in upstate South Carolina and Northeast Georgia, has been forced […] The post AnMed Closes Almost 80 Facilities While it Grapples with Cyberattack appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm

Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns sensitive health data is increasingly being handed to private companies. The investment firm TPG has bought Optum UK, the healthcare technology business behind the electronic patient record system used by most GP practices in England, in a deal worth about $400m (£300m). Continue reading...

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Data Breaches Announced by Four Hospitals and Surgery Centers

Data breaches have been reported by Wildwood Surgical Center, Michigan Surgical Center, Penobscot Valley Hospital, and Whitfield Regional Hospital. Wildwood […] The post Data Breaches Announced by Four Hospitals and Surgery Centers appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense | Annie Jacobsen

Author and national security reporter Annie Jacobsen argues that AI is simultaneously lowering the barrier for creating biological weapons and offering new tools for disease surveillance and public health response. She calls for urgent investment in AI-powered defensive systems to keep pace with the offensive capabilities the technology enables.

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Report Shows Surge in Malicious Insider Incidents; Mega Data Breaches

A new report tracking data breach trends finds that malicious insider incidents are rising, and that large-scale 'mega breaches' are becoming more common. The current year is on pace to continue or exceed recent records in overall breach volume, according to findings covered by The HIPAA Journal.

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