Cyber attackers have exploited a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions 6 through 11. Microsoft have pledged to fix the flaw but not for computers running on Windows XP. As a result, healthcare providers that have not upgraded and still use XP may have compliance issues under HIPAA. A security expert suggests the risks posed by the vulnerability can be reduced by setting IE’s Active Scripting and ActiveX to “prompt” or setting IE security levels to “high”. In the long term, Windows XP machines are at high risk and the cost of upgrading could be far outweighed by the cost of a HIPAA settlement. For those still running on XP, it is advised to archive information properly and consider upgrading to Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.
100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach
UnitedHealth confirmed that February’s ransomware attack impacted 100 million people, the largest healthcare data breach in the US. Health insurance, health, billing, and personal information
