Breach

Just weeks after notifying about 318,000 patients of a healthcare data breach, SuperCare is facing two lawsuits that claim the incident was caused by security failures and violated FTC and HIPAA regulations.

Law firm BakerHostetler discovered that healthcare did not only have the greatest increase in data breach-related litigation rates, but also accounted for most breach-related lawsuits last year, according to Healthcare Finance News.

Motherboard reports that T-Mobile had enlisted a third-party to provide payments to hackers who infiltrated its systems last year in an effort to prevent further data leaks.

Intuit survey finds that 23% of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) describe cyberattacks as one of their biggest threats.

SuperCare Health, a respiratory care provider in California, has noted that 318,379 patients had their data compromised by a data breach last year.

Georgia-based Wellstar Health System has confirmed being impacted by a data breach after its email system was compromised.

A state audit of the Connecticut health insurance exchange, Access Health, found multiple security and compliance violations. But its report only outlines recommendations, rather than requiring major changes to address longstanding issues.