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DII-2025-00007
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles 9th Ransomware Investigation with Virtual Private Network Solutions

HHS OCR announced another settlement that is their ninth ransomware investigation and their third settlement as part of their Risk Analysis Initiative. This one stems from a breach by VPN Solutions that was...

8 January 2025 · Ransomware and extortion
8 January 2025

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Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
8 January 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion
Industry
Healthcare

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles 9th Ransomware Investigation with Virtual Private Network Solutions
8 January 2025
hhs.gov
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule
hhs.gov
HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules
hhs.gov
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/vpns-ra-cap/index.html
ocrportal.hhs.gov
https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
hhs.gov
https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html