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Aesto Health AWS Breach Hits HHS Portal at 9.54 Million Patients Across 30 Provider Clients, Including Everside Health · Data BreachTheGentlemen Ransomware Group Threatens Nutex Health's 27-Hospital Network; Class Action Filed Days After SEC Disclosure · Data BreachOCR Settles with California Eye Care Provider Azul Vision for Failure to Provide Timely Patient Record Access — 55th Right of Access Enforcement Action · OCR EnforcementShinyHunters Claims Leak of 7.1 Million Baxter International Salesforce Records Including Patient PII · Data BreachCareCloud EHR Vendor Breach Exposes Medical and Financial Data of 345,000 Patients · Data BreachOptalis Management Solutions and Other HIPAA-Regulated Entities Disclose Patient Data Breaches Affecting Thousands · Data BreachFive Small Healthcare Organizations Disclose Patient Data Breaches: Family Medical Associates of Raleigh, Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Alpine Agency of the Midlands, Princeton Family Eye Care, and Others · Data BreachAesto Health AWS Breach Hits HHS Portal at 9.54 Million Patients Across 30 Provider Clients, Including Everside Health · Data BreachTheGentlemen Ransomware Group Threatens Nutex Health's 27-Hospital Network; Class Action Filed Days After SEC Disclosure · Data BreachOCR Settles with California Eye Care Provider Azul Vision for Failure to Provide Timely Patient Record Access — 55th Right of Access Enforcement Action · OCR EnforcementShinyHunters Claims Leak of 7.1 Million Baxter International Salesforce Records Including Patient PII · Data BreachCareCloud EHR Vendor Breach Exposes Medical and Financial Data of 345,000 Patients · Data BreachOptalis Management Solutions and Other HIPAA-Regulated Entities Disclose Patient Data Breaches Affecting Thousands · Data BreachFive Small Healthcare Organizations Disclose Patient Data Breaches: Family Medical Associates of Raleigh, Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Alpine Agency of the Midlands, Princeton Family Eye Care, and Others · Data Breach

We think we may have had a data breach

Treat it as a breach until proven otherwise. The 60-day clock is running.

  1. 1

    Contain the incident immediately

    Stop the bleeding first. If systems are compromised, disconnect affected devices. If it was a misdisclosure, document what was shared and with whom.

  2. 2

    Assemble your response team

    Notify your privacy officer, IT support, and consider engaging a HIPAA attorney immediately for attorney-client privilege over the investigation.

  3. 3

    Conduct the four-factor risk assessment

    HIPAA requires a specific four-factor analysis to determine if this is a reportable breach. Use our Breach Notification Checker tool to walk through this.

  4. 4

    Notify your cyber insurance carrier

    If you have cyber insurance, notify them now. Many policies have strict notice requirements and they can provide breach response resources.

  5. 5

    Prepare for notification if required

    If the breach is reportable, you must notify affected individuals, HHS, and potentially the media within 60 days of discovery.

Important

The 60-day notification clock runs from the date of discovery, not the date you finish your investigation. Do not delay.

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