OCR Secures Two HIPAA Settlements Addressing Insider Threats and Ransomware Vulnerabilities

A federal judge ruled against a Biden administration privacy rule intended to address worries that patients visiting abortion clinics could have their records seized by law enforcement even if their procedure was legal in the state where it took place.

Cybercriminals are evolving fast-no longer just lone hackers seeking quick exploits, they have transformed into sophisticated data brokers operating vast criminal enterprises. According to Europol’s 2025 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), stolen personal information has become the backbone of a sprawling cybercrime ecosystem, driving fraud, ransomware, identity theft, and even child exploitation at an […]