H-ISAC TLP White Report: Hacking Healthcare January 19, 2021

This week, Hacking Healthcare takes a look at a court ruling that could impact the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights’ (OCR) imposition of penalties relating to HIPAA violations. Next, we briefly analyze some new data that suggests healthcare web applications are increasingly being targeted by malicious cyber actors, and we explore why a return to normalcy for healthcare cybersecurity may be a bit further down the line than we might hope. We then jump into the disturbing news that stolen documents related to COVID-19 vaccines were manipulated and leaked on the Internet and discuss their potential to stoke public mistrust. Finally, we quickly acknowledge the positives associated with HHS’ apparent decision to appoint its first ever Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. Welcome back to Hacking Healthcare.

In this edition:

• Major OCR Penalty Overturned by Appeals Court
• New Research Suggests Significant Rise in Health Web App Attacks
• Stolen Vaccine Data Manipulated to Misinform
• HHS Names Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

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