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📉 Only 23 % of ransomware victims paid up in Q3 2025 🛑 Average payment ~ $376 k 📊 Payment rates at historic lows as organizations rely more on backups & IR than paying hackers #Ransomware #CyberSecurity #DataBreach Read full 👉 www.defensorum.com/23-of-ransom...
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📉 Only 23 % of ransomware victims paid up in Q3 2025 🛑 Average payment ~ $376 k 📊 Payment rates at historic lows as organizations rely more on backups & IR than paying hackers #Ransomware #CyberSecurity #DataBreach Read full 👉 www.defensorum.com/23-of-ransom...
⚠️ Skagit Regional Health settles over Meta Pixel tracking
🔍 Lawsuit claimed PHI transmitted to Meta & others without consent via patient portal 🏥 #healthcare #Privacy #HIPAA #PatientRights #Compliance
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🔍 Lawsuit claimed PHI transmitted to Meta & others without consent via patient portal 🏥 #healthcare #Privacy #HIPAA #PatientRights #Compliance
Read more 👉 www.defensorum.com/skagit-regio...
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
⚠️ Skagit Regional Health settles over Meta Pixel tracking
🔍 Lawsuit claimed PHI transmitted to Meta & others without consent via patient portal 🏥 #healthcare #Privacy #HIPAA #PatientRights #Compliance
Read more 👉 www.defensorum.com/skagit-regio...
🔍 Lawsuit claimed PHI transmitted to Meta & others without consent via patient portal 🏥 #healthcare #Privacy #HIPAA #PatientRights #Compliance
Read more 👉 www.defensorum.com/skagit-regio...
🚨 SSM Health settles lawsuit over tracking on MyChart portal 🛡️ Users from July 2020 to Feb 2023 eligible 📡 Settlement: $31.50 + 12 mo identity protection #Privacy #HIPAA #DataProtection Read more 👉 www.defensorum.com/ssm-health-p...
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨 SSM Health settles lawsuit over tracking on MyChart portal 🛡️ Users from July 2020 to Feb 2023 eligible 📡 Settlement: $31.50 + 12 mo identity protection #Privacy #HIPAA #DataProtection Read more 👉 www.defensorum.com/ssm-health-p...
⚖️ Verily sued by former executive 💻 Alleged HIPAA violations in Onduo program 🏥 25k+ patients’ PHI implicated 🔐 #HIPAA #Privacy #DataBreach #Healthcare 👉 www.defensorum.com/verily-lawsu...
Verily Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged HIPAA Violations - Defensorum
Verily, owned by Alphabet, is facing a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee who alleges the misuse of the personally identifiable health information of over 25,000 patients, and the failure of the company ...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
⚖️ Verily sued by former executive 💻 Alleged HIPAA violations in Onduo program 🏥 25k+ patients’ PHI implicated 🔐 #HIPAA #Privacy #DataBreach #Healthcare 👉 www.defensorum.com/verily-lawsu...
⚠️ Absolute Dental reports breach affecting 1,223,635 people. 🔒Unauthorized access occurred via a managed services provider 🧾 Data exposed: SSNs, health history, diagnoses, insurance details, and government IDs #PHI #HIPAA #Healthcare #DataPrivacy 👉 www.defensorum.com/absolute-den...
Absolute Dental Notified Over 1.2 Million Individuals About Its Data Breach - Defensorum
A dental practice in Nevada, Absolute Dental, has more than 50 centers in Carson City, Las Vegas, Minden, Reno, and Sparks. It concluded its investigation associated with a February 2025 cyberattack a...
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September 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
⚠️ Absolute Dental reports breach affecting 1,223,635 people. 🔒Unauthorized access occurred via a managed services provider 🧾 Data exposed: SSNs, health history, diagnoses, insurance details, and government IDs #PHI #HIPAA #Healthcare #DataPrivacy 👉 www.defensorum.com/absolute-den...
🚨 Major healthcare breach: 87 skilled nursing facilities compromised 💻 Over 56,000 patients’ PHI exposed, including Names, DOBs, SSNs & insurance data 🏥 #CyberSecurity #HIPAA #DataBreach #Healthcare 👉 www.defensorum.com/skilled-nurs...
87 Skilled Nursing Facilities Affected by Fundamental Administrative Services Data Breach - Defensorum
Fundamental Administrative Services, LLC located in Sparks, Maryland, reported the potential compromise of the protected health information (PHI) of 56,235 individuals due to a cyberattack. The health...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨 Major healthcare breach: 87 skilled nursing facilities compromised 💻 Over 56,000 patients’ PHI exposed, including Names, DOBs, SSNs & insurance data 🏥 #CyberSecurity #HIPAA #DataBreach #Healthcare 👉 www.defensorum.com/skilled-nurs...
🚨 20 states sue HHS and DHS over #Medicaid data disclosure ⚠️ Federal agencies accused of violating HIPAA and Privacy Act 📊 Millions of recipients' information allegedly shared with immigration authorities #DataProtection #Healthcare #DataSecurity #PatientRights 👉 www.defensorum.com/hhs-dhs-alle...
20 States Sue HHS and DHS for Alleged Illegal Disclosure of Medicaid Data - Defensorum
An alliance of 20 state Attorneys General is filing a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and HHS S...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🚨 20 states sue HHS and DHS over #Medicaid data disclosure ⚠️ Federal agencies accused of violating HIPAA and Privacy Act 📊 Millions of recipients' information allegedly shared with immigration authorities #DataProtection #Healthcare #DataSecurity #PatientRights 👉 www.defensorum.com/hhs-dhs-alle...
🏥 MNGI Digestive Health settles ransomware lawsuit for $2.8M 🔢 767,670 patients affected by ALPHV #BlackCat attack 💰 Up to $10K reimbursement for documented breach expenses 📅 Claims deadline: September 4, 2025 #DataBreach #Healthcare #Ransomware #PrivacyBreach 👉 www.defensorum.com/mngi-digesti...
July 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🏥 MNGI Digestive Health settles ransomware lawsuit for $2.8M 🔢 767,670 patients affected by ALPHV #BlackCat attack 💰 Up to $10K reimbursement for documented breach expenses 📅 Claims deadline: September 4, 2025 #DataBreach #Healthcare #Ransomware #PrivacyBreach 👉 www.defensorum.com/mngi-digesti...
🔒 NIST releases practical zero trust implementation guidance 📊 19 real-world deployment models included 💻 Addresses modern challenges like remote access and cloud integration #CyberSecurity #ZeroTrust #NIST #SecurityFramework 👉 www.defensorum.com/nist-zero-tr...
June 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🔒 NIST releases practical zero trust implementation guidance 📊 19 real-world deployment models included 💻 Addresses modern challenges like remote access and cloud integration #CyberSecurity #ZeroTrust #NIST #SecurityFramework 👉 www.defensorum.com/nist-zero-tr...
Five reasons hackers deploy #Malware: Financial gain 💰 System disruption 🔒 Espionage 🕵️ IP theft 📊 Resource hijacking ⚡ Understanding motivations strengthens defense strategies #CyberSecurity #CyberThreats #DataTheft #Ransomware #IdentityTheft #CyberDefense 👉 www.defensorum.com/malware/
June 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Five reasons hackers deploy #Malware: Financial gain 💰 System disruption 🔒 Espionage 🕵️ IP theft 📊 Resource hijacking ⚡ Understanding motivations strengthens defense strategies #CyberSecurity #CyberThreats #DataTheft #Ransomware #IdentityTheft #CyberDefense 👉 www.defensorum.com/malware/
📋 How to report #malware incidents and #scams? 🚨 #CyberCrime COSTS $12.5B+ ANNUALLY but 88% goes unreported! 😱 Reporting malware incidents helps build collective #defense for everyone. Be part of the solution! #CyberSecurity #Ransomware #DataThreats #Compliance 👉 www.defensorum.com/malware/
June 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
📋 How to report #malware incidents and #scams? 🚨 #CyberCrime COSTS $12.5B+ ANNUALLY but 88% goes unreported! 😱 Reporting malware incidents helps build collective #defense for everyone. Be part of the solution! #CyberSecurity #Ransomware #DataThreats #Compliance 👉 www.defensorum.com/malware/
⚠️ Three types of HIPAA security incidents require response: attempted, suspected, known 📋 All actions must be documented per Security Rule requirements 🏥 Proactive monitoring is essential for compliance #HIPAA #SecurityIncident #Healthcare #Compliance 👉 www.defensorum.com/hipaa-securi...
What is a HIPAA Security Incident? - Defensorum
It is important to understand the definition of a HIPAA security incident in order to comply with the security incident procedures standard.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
⚠️ Three types of HIPAA security incidents require response: attempted, suspected, known 📋 All actions must be documented per Security Rule requirements 🏥 Proactive monitoring is essential for compliance #HIPAA #SecurityIncident #Healthcare #Compliance 👉 www.defensorum.com/hipaa-securi...