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Title
OCR: Ransomware Attack Usually a Data Breach.
Abstract
The article focuses on the statement of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the malicious software ransomware attacks as data breach under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It discusses the steps to reduce risks of attacks including the implemented procedures against malicious software, limit access to protected health information (PHI), and plan for recovery, emergency operations, and data backups..