The Hindu reports: A diagnostic centre in the national Capital was recently targeted by unknown hackers, who through a ransomware gained illegal access to its servers and encrypted the data. They demanded ransom from the owner in the form of bitcoins to restore the data. […] Based on a complaint from the diagnostic centre, the…
Month: August 2016
Third Circuit Considers Injury-in-Fact Requirement for Data-Breach Class Actions
Natalie Garcia and Charles W. Mondora write: Two class actions currently pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, In re Horizon Healthcare Services Inc. Data Breach Litigation (D. N.J. Mar. 31, 2015), appeal docketed, No. 15-2309, and Storm v. Paytime, 90 F.Supp. 3d 359 (M.D. Pa. 2015), appeal docketed, No. 15-3690, are being monitored closely…
Carle health system warns of data breach due to vendor error
The Carle health system in Illinois issued this statement regarding a breach due to an unnamed vendor error: Notice to Our Patients Regarding Server Files Carle is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. This notice is to inform our patients about an incident involving some patients’ information. On June 14, 2016,…
WI: Janesville Pharmacist Charged with Health Care Fraud & Identity Theft
Madison, Wis. – John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mark Johnson, 55, Janesville, Wis., was arrested without incident in Janesville, by agents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Janesville Police Department. Johnson will make…
Hack of former DST business exposes Blue Cross Blue Shield member info
This may turn out to be one of the biggest healthcare sector breaches of the year. Kansas City Business Journals reports: Newkirk Products Inc. reported a security breach of personal information for health insurance ID cards, including those for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. However, Newkirk said in a Friday release, the breach did not…
Innovak Can’t Shake Data Breach Suit
An Alabama federal judge refused on Thursday to toss a proposed class action against software company Innovak International brought by residents who allege the company knew at least two years ago about the weaknesses in its system’s security that led to an April data breach. Read more on Law360 (sub. required). For more background on…