Louisiana-based medical association Lafourche Medical Group and the Department of Health and Human Services have reached a $480,000 settlement for a cyberattack in 2021 that resulted in the compromise of protected health information from 34,862 individuals, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed to a settlement of $480,000 with Louisiana-based medical group Lafourche Medical Group following a 2021 cyberattack that exposed the sensitive information of nearly 35,000 people. In addition to the monetary penalty, the company agreed to undergo periodic audits by HHS for two years. HHS noted […]