Ambulance Billing Firm Pays $515K Fine to 2 States in Hack

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- Comstar paid $515,000 to Massachusetts and Connecticut regulators for a 2022 hacking incident affecting nearly 350,000 residents. - The firm also paid $75,000 last year to settle HIPAA allegations related to the same breach.

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Comstar Paid Feds $75K Last Year to Settle HIPAA Allegations in Same 2022 Breach An ambulance billing and collections firm has agreed to pay $515,000 to Massachusetts and Connecticut regulators and implement a prescriptive information security program in the aftermath of a 2022 hacking incident affecting the sensitive information of nearly 350,000 residents in those states.