St. Croix Regional Medical Center to Pay $225,000 to Settle HIPAA Violation Lawsuit

St. Croix Regional Medical Center in Wisconsin has proposed to pay $225,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by people claiming they were charged excessive fees for accessing their medical records. The lawsuit, Stadler v. St. Croix Regional Medical Center Inc., alleges that the medical center charged patients and authorized individuals, such as attorneys, more than … Read more

Prospect Medical Holdings Faces Lawsuit Over Rhysida Ransomware Attack

Prospect Medical Holdings is facing a lawsuit associated with a 2023 Rhysida ransomware attack that held up to a motion to dismiss, although a few of the claims were dropped. At the beginning of August 2023, Prospect Medical Holdings discovered unauthorized access to its network. The investigation revealed that an unauthorized third party had accessed … Read more

Over 1 Billion People Impacted by Data Breaches in H1 of 2024

The H1 Data Breach Analysis recently published by the Identity Theft Resource Center revealed that the number of victims of data breaches significantly increased for the first half of 2024. The number of publicly reported breaches (1,571) with over 1 billion victims is higher by 14% from the first half of 2023. The size of … Read more