"Ransomware attacks often reveal a provider's underlying failures to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule requirements such as conducting a risk analysis or managing identified risks and vulnerabilities to health information," said OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer. "Such failures can make our doctors and hospitals attractive targets for cyberattacks and can lead to breakdowns in our health care system."
There has been a 264% increase in large breaches reported to OCR involving ransomware attacks since 2018. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and OCR has been working with health plans, health care clearinghouses, most health care providers and their business associates to raise awareness of the types of cyberattacks occurring and how to improve data security.
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