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Databreaches
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

Grace Lutheran Communities attacked by BlackCat; employee and resident data acquired

Grace Lutheran Foundation reported a data breach involving patient information including names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance details.
BlackCat's dark web leak site shared Grace Lutheran's data after failed negotiations, leading to exposure of personal and sensitive information. [ more ]
Databreaches
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Washington State Appeals Court to hear data breach lawsuit against Chelan Douglas Health District

The Washington Appeals Court will hear a case regarding a security breach at Chelan Douglas Health District.
The Health District did not inform potential victims or the public about the breach until several months later.
The breach involved the theft of sensitive information including Social Security numbers, financial account information, and personal medical data. [ more ]
Databreaches
3 months ago
Medicine

Quantum Radiology cyber attack: Patients kept in the dark about nature of attack while employees are being harassed by attackers

Quantum Radiology fell victim to a cyberattack, resulting in the encryption of patients' Medicare numbers and other personal information.
An internal email instructed staff to tell patients that there was an 'operational IT issue', rather than disclosing the cyberattack. [ more ]
Databreaches
3 months ago
Medicine

Quantum Radiology cyber attack: Patients kept in the dark about nature of attack while employees are being harassed by attackers

Quantum Radiology fell victim to a cyberattack, resulting in the encryption of patients' Medicare numbers and other personal information.
An internal email instructed staff to tell patients that there was an 'operational IT issue', rather than disclosing the cyberattack. [ more ]
moredata-breach
Databreaches
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Bluewater Health getting new, more secure hospital info system

Bluewater Health had a dated system for storing and sharing patient information at the time of the cyberattack.
Other hospitals affected by the attack already had a newer Oracle Cerner hospital information system. [ more ]
Databreaches
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Quantum Radiology cyber attack: Patients kept in the dark about nature of attack while employees are being harassed by attackers

Quantum Radiology fell victim to a cyberattack, resulting in the encryption of patients' Medicare numbers and other personal information.
An internal email instructed staff to tell patients that there was an 'operational IT issue', rather than disclosing the cyberattack. [ more ]
WIRED
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Your Medical Data Is Code Blue

Medical data companies do not do enough to protect patient information.
Patients are the ones who suffer when medical data is hacked and stolen. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

NHS England faces lawsuit over patient privacy fears linked to new data platform

NHS England is facing a legal challenge over its creation of a data platform called the Federated Data Platform (FDP).
The lawsuit claims that there is no legal basis for the establishment of the FDP.
Concerns have been raised that the FDP may lead to breaches of patient health information and the potential sale of data. [ more ]
Databreaches
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

Mission Community Hospital issues notification for May 1 ransomware attack

Deanco Healthcare LLC, also known as Mission Community Hospital, has issued a breach notification about a ransomware attack it discovered in early May.
The unauthorized party accessed files containing patient information, including addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account information.
The hospital did not detect the ransomware attackers in their network until it was too late. [ more ]
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