A recent analysis of healthcare websites has revealed that the majority use marketing and analytics tools that could potentially disclose […] The post Study of Healthcare Websites Shows Widespread and Risky Use of Tracking and Analytics Tools appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.
Aitkin County Health and Human Services in Minnesota has identified a breach of its email environment. Data breaches have also […] The post Aitkin County Health and Human Services Data Breach Affects 81,000 Individuals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.
Researchers ran 281 of the most popular free VPN apps on the Google Play Store through a new testing system and found that many fail at the basics people install a VPN for, i.e., keeping their traffic private and secure. The apps flagged with at least one problem have been insta…
American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers gained access to its systems earlier this year. [...]
Meta has announced that its new artificial intelligence (AI) model Muse Image lets people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content, and it's enabled by default. "You can also @-mention Instagram accounts in the Meta AI app to bring specific Instagram profiles …
DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks most YouTube ads by default on supported devices. Here's how it works, which platforms support it, and its limits.
DuckDuckGo announced that its browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, including those shown before the video starts playing and during playback. [...]
Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI says that millions of people had their email addresses and passwords exposed after attackers breached an email platform used by five internet service providers (ISPs) in the country. [...]
Employee data has been compromised in data security incidents at Park Dental Research Corporation in Oklahoma and Wabi Sabi Behavioral […] The post Data Security Incidents Announced by Park Dental Research Corp; Wabi Sabi Behavioral Health Center appeared first on The HIPAA Journ…
Lumexa data breach exposes medical records of Butte residents KBZK News
The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a GitHub Issue in an org's public repository and then silently pull data from its private repos, too.
The Texas Hearing Institute has notified the Texas Attorney General about a data breach impacting more than 29, 000 state […] The post Almost 30,000 Texas Residents Affected by Data Breach at The Texas Hearing Institute appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.
AdaptHealth Reports Material Cybersecurity Incident and Theft of Patient Data The HIPAA Journal
Two women’s healthcare providers have announced data privacy incidents. Women’s Wellness of Southern Delaware recently learned about unauthorized retention of […] The post Delaware & Florida Women’s Health Centers Announce Data Breaches appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.
The medtech giant said it currently has no evidence that the accessed data has been posted to the internet.
Healthcare device firm Medtronic is notifying affected customers about a data breach that exposed their personal data to an unauthorized third party. [...]
American insurance giant Aflac has disclosed a new data breach after attackers breached its Japan subsidiary's systems and stole personal and bank account information. [...]
WhatsApp is letting users reserve usernames before its 2026 launch, giving people a way to chat without sharing phone numbers. Here is how it works, why it matters, and the security limits to know
Does life feel Orwellian sometimes? One researcher has a solution for you: graphic tees that confuse the neural networks in surveillance cameras.
WhatsApp is finally allowing users to reserve usernames, a privacy feature that lets them hide their phone numbers from people not in their contact list. [...]
