US contractor pays $300k to settle accusation it didn’t properly look after Medicare users’ data

October 16, 2024 at 07:23PM ASRC Federal Data Solutions will pay $306,722 to settle claims of violating cybersecurity rules before a data breach affecting Medicare beneficiaries. The contractor, while not admitting liability, agreed to waive reimbursement for prior remediation costs. The breach involved a subcontractor failing to meet cybersecurity standards, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive … Read more

U.S. govt agency CMS says data breach impacted 3.1 million people

September 24, 2024 at 02:21PM The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed that over three million health plan beneficiaries had their health and personal information exposed in a ransomware attack on Wisconsin Physicians Service. The breach affected individuals with Medicare, compromising sensitive data such as Social Security numbers and mailing addresses. Impacted individuals … Read more