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Healthcare Providers Beware: HHS Announces New Ransomware Threat
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently warned healthcare providers of a new ransomware threat targeting the healthcare sector, specifically the dental
HIPAA Compliance – How We Make It Happen for Our Clients
PK Tech meets and works with a lot of healthcare practices in Arizona. A consistent pattern that we come across is that HIPAA is either
LockBit Ransomware Gang Apologies After Hospital Attack, Reaffirms Dentists Are OK To Attack
The LockBit ransomware gang recently targeted the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), a teaching and research hospital in Toronto that focuses on providing healthcare to
Ransomware Gang Targets Government, Finance, and Healthcare Organizations
Pysa ransomware, which became the dominant strain behind file-encrypting attacks last November, with a 400% rise in attacks on government organizations, is one worth paying
Over One-Third of Medical Practices Have Experienced a Medical Breach: Here’s Why
It’s no secret that the healthcare industry has been a long time target for money-hungry cybercriminals. The combination of a large quantity of sensitive data,
HIPAA Compliance — What Most People Get Wrong and Why Accepting Insurance is a Privilege
The world of HIPAA is a complicated and ever-changing landscape. As qualified technology compliance HIPAA experts (PK Tech owns the Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of
Ransomware Attack Has Grave Effects Beyond Just Financial Ones
It was recently reported that a cyberattack on an Alabama hospital was linked to the first alleged ransomware death, tragically of a child. The Wall
Arizona Medical Practice Completely Loses EHR System in Ransomware Attack
Desert Wells Family Medicine, a local Arizona medical practice, recently permanently lost its electronic health record system (EHR) due to a cyber-attack (reference). The worst
Another Improper Hard Drive Disposal Leads to 100k Health Record Breach – Here Are Our Takeaways
Recently, personal data was leaked from over 100,000 patients at HealthReach Community Health Centers in Maine. How did this happen? Simple: by improper disposal of
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