Associated Eye Care Partners in Montana has begun notifying patients regarding a potential compromise of personal data following the widespread Netgain ransomware attack in 2020, which has impacted data from more than 1 million patients, reports SecurityWeek.
The FTC reaffirmed it will use its authority against illegal data sharing, the latest federal effort to ensure health data privacy, particularly sensitive information generated by consumer apps, after Roe vs. Wade struck down by Supreme Court.
Twenty-three million users of the comic and manga reading platform Mangatoon had their data stolen by the threat actor dubbed "pompompurin" from a vulnerable Elasticsearch server in May, reports BleepingComputer.
The Biden administration, Congress, and tech giants are all working to address patient privacy concerns brought on by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, including a possible HIPAA update.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to implement a feedback mechanism by adding language and contact information to the confirmation email that healthcare entities receive.
Google announced it will immediately delete location history when users visit sensitive medical facilities like abortion clinics following the overturn of Roe v. Wade last month.
Reuters reports that one billion Chinese citizens had their personal information allegedly stolen from Shanghai police by a hacker dubbed "ChinaDan," which could be one of the largest data breaches ever if true. ChinaDan has been found selling more than 23 TB of stolen data for 10 bitcoin, or nearly $200,000, on Breach Forums last week. "In 2022, the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) database was leaked.
