SPRINGFIELD, Pa., June 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Springfield Psychological is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the security of certain information relating to current, former, and prospective patients. On June 9, 2020, Springfield Psychological sent a routine marketing email to some past, current, and prospective patients advising them of services we offer. Unfortunately, the email was…
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Headaches continue for patients and staff three weeks into hospital ransomware attack
Meta Minton reports: Nearly three weeks after a ransomware attack was launched against computers at UF Health-The Villages Hospital and Leesburg Regional Medical Center, there seems to be no end in sight for suffering patients and staff. Read more on Villages-News. It seems UF Health has not been particularly forthcoming about the incident. Villages-News reports:…
State Legislatures Consider Bans on Ransomware Payments
Emily Poole of Alston & Bird writes: As ransomware attacks continue to dominate the news cycle, legislation has recently been introduced in several states that would place limits on certain entities’ ability to pay a ransom payment in the event of a ransomware attack. Although the proposed limits would generally apply to state agencies and…
Jones Family Dental Notice Of Data Event
ASHLAND, Ore., June 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jones Family Dental is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the privacy of information of certain Jones Family Dental’s patients. At this time, Jones Family Dental has no indication that any information has been fraudulently misused in relation to this incident; however, Jones Family Dental is providing…
Ca: Hackers steal data from 2,300 people at CIUSSS de l’Est de Montréal
Logan Leo reports: The pandemic was devastating, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal recovers from computer attack, which slows down operations. This cyber attack started in late May and we noticed it on June 3rd, Related to the founding Deputy Director General Jean-Francois Fortin Verriolt. Microsoft and the Department of Health’s Cyber Defense team successfully stopped the attackers on…
NJ: Coastal Medical Group notifies patients of data breach
Coastal Medical Group, Old Bridge, is notifying patients of a data security incident that involved the patients’ health information. On April 21, the practice discovered that certain of its computer systems were being affected by a data security event that the practice believes began on March 25, 2021, according to a prepared statement. After discovering…