Breach

This week’s healthcare data breach roundup includes a systems hack and COVID-19 test portal security incidents and led by a cyberattack and server hack on Logan Health involving data access.

The Senate unanimously passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, which requires critical infrastructure entities to report hacking incidents to the federal government, and updates the government’s information security hierarchy, among other requirements.

Nvidia confirmed employee credentials and proprietary information for the U.S. chip maker was leaked online Tuesday after a breach.

Each of the lawsuits make claims of inadequate security policies as the prime cause of the reported incidents. As healthcare data breach lawsuits become increasingly commonplace, covered entities should review current privacy and security policies and procedures.

More than 80,000 members of the nonprofit organization The Internet Society had their personal data exposed following a breach of data available in an insecure Microsoft Azure cloud repository, which contained millions of JSON files, including full names, mailing and email addresses, and credentials, according to a Clario report.

This week’s healthcare data breach roundup is dominated by multiple ransomware and data theft incidents, as well as those that appear to stretch the 60-day timeframe required by HIPAA.