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Verisource Services Increases Data Breach Victim Count to 4 Million

The HIPAA Journal

Verisource Services, an employee benefits administration service provider, has determined that a previously announced data breach was far worse than initially thought and has affected up to 4 million individuals.The Houston, Texas-based company detected a hacking incident on February 28, 2024, that disrupted access to some of its systems.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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Artificial Intelligence can be the Catalyst for Transformative Change at NIH

Sensible Medicine

In 2024, the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination launched the Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative. For example, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research settled HIPAA violations for $3.9 When data are used, most analyses are not reproducible.

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Verizon 2024 DBIR: 70% of Healthcare Data Breaches Caused by Insiders

The HIPAA Journal

On May 1, 2024, the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ) was released, which this year involved an analysis of a record number of security incidents (30,458), and more than double the number of confirmed data breaches as last year (10,626). Top causes of non-erro, non-misuse data breaches.

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More Than One-Third of Data Breaches Due to Third-Party Compromises

The HIPAA Journal

of all data breaches in 2024 originated from third-party compromises, up 6.5% In 2023, 75% of third-party breaches involved technology products; however, in 2024, threat actors diversified, with only 46.75% of breaches involving technology products. According to a recent report from SecurityScorecard, at least 35.5%

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Ransomware Attack Severity Increased 68% in H1, 2024

The HIPAA Journal

The use of ransomware in cyberattacks decreased slightly in the first half of the year; however, the severity of ransomware attacks increased according to the 2024 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-Year Update from cyber insurance and security service provider Coalition. Users of FortioOS SSL VPNs were 2.8 times as likely to submit a claim.

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Almost 500,000 Individuals Affected by Designed Receivable Solutions Data Breach

The HIPAA Journal

On January 22, 2024, DRS identified suspicious activity within its network. On March 8, 2024, after a time-consuming and detailed review of the files, DRS confirmed that they contained the personal and protected health information of current and former patients of its healthcare clients.