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Premise Health Holding Corp has announced that a former employee copied patient data without authorization. Data security incidents have also been announced by Telecare Corporation and Enara Health.
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U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Seeks More Granular Information on Cyber Incidents https://t.co/6uYavqH8kM

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Cybersecurity incidents have recently been announced by Santa Barbara Endodontics & Hollister Family Dental & Implant Center in California and Park Dental Partners in Minnesota.
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Data breaches have recently been confirmed by HIPAA business associate Sutherland Healthcare Solutions and the California hospital system, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.
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PJ&A to Pay Up to $10 Million to Resolve Violations of HIPAA; State Law https://t.co/5MKSlKv2L3 #HIPAA

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Two data privacy incidents have recently been announced that involved patient data uploaded to artificial intelligence tools without authorization.
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Hispanic Counseling Center and Brooklyn Counseling Services in New York have notified patients that some of their personal and health information was compromised in a data security incident at their electronic medical record vendor.
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A proposed settlement that resolves claims related to a 2022 data security incident and data breach at ArCare has been granted preliminary approval by a District Court Judge.
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A judge has certified classes in consolidated class action litigation against Meta Platforms Inc. over the use of the Meta Pixel tool on healthcare provider and prescription drug provider websites, portals, and applications.
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Critical infrastructure organizations have been warned to take immediate action to protect refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems due to ongoing attacks. Food storage facilities and a blood bank have been affected.
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Settlements have been agreed to resolve class action data breach lawsuits against Vida Y Salud-Health Systems & Hampton Regional Medical Center.
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Data breaches have been announced by HCA Healthcare, Blossom Health, El Camino Health, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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University Hospitals is working on restoring systems after an October 22 cyberattack. Cybersecurity incidents and data breaches have been announced by EyeMed Vision Care and Facial Surgery Group.
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Covenant Health, St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital Nashua, N.H., and other Covenant Health facilities have agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a May 2025 security incident.
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A legislative discussion draft has been introduced in the Senate that seeks to expand the use of AI tools in healthcare, ensure privacy, security, and patient safety, and develop a reimbursement framework for AI-based technologies.
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Data breaches have been announced by Cognitive Health Technologies in New York, City Ambulance Service in Texas, Baraga County Memorial Hospital in Michigan, The Speech Clinic in Georgia, and Innovative Alternatives in Texas.
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Marathon Health, an Indiana-based employer-sponsored healthcare provider serving employees across the country, is notifying 5.7 million individuals that their data was compromised in an August 2026 security incident.
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Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico has agreed to settle class action litigation stemming from a 2023 data breach that affected 42,000 individuals. A $500,000 fund has been established to pay benefits to the class members.
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Data breaches have been announced by the Connecticut Department of Social Services, Hattiesburg Eye Clinic, Eye Care Center of Snohomish, and Public Partnerships LLC.
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August 2026 U.S. Healthcare Data Breach Report – 52 Large Healthcare Data Breaches; 8.3 Million Affected individuals - https://t.co/JpiBAGvOog