Teiss reports: The National Health Service (NHS) is investigating claims that an application programming interface (API) vulnerability at private healthcare provider Medefer left patient data exposed. The issue, initially raised by an IT whistleblower, has prompted scrutiny from the NHS, which has stated it will take further action if necessary. Medefer, a virtual healthcare provider…
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Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics In Colfax Suffers Cyber Attack
Naomi Diaz reports: Colfax,Wash.-based Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics’ internal electronic systems are down following a cyberattack. “If you have an appointment at the hospital or any of our clinics on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, please understand there may be delays, however, we remain open and here to care for you,” the hospital wrote in a March…
Supreme Court declines to weigh in on FQHC’s patient data security liability
Dave Muoio reports: The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case on whether a Federally Qualified Health Center is immune from liability over a former patient’s stolen personally identifying information (PII). The class-action lawsuit stemmed from a patient who received care and provided that information to Sandhills Medical Foundation, an FQHC, in 2018. The…
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Rite Aid Agrees to $6.8M Settlement Over Data Breach Lawsuit
Rihem Akkouche reports: In a dramatic legal turn, Rite Aid has consented to a $6.8 million settlement to resolve class action allegations that it failed to prevent a cyberattack compromising the sensitive information of over 2 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III on Tuesday, allows claimants to receive up to…
Japanese cancer hospital confirms breach; Qilin gang claims responsibility
Stefanie Schappert reports: The Qilin ransomware group said it is responsible for the February 10th hack of a prestigious cancer treatment center in Japan, exposing the sensitive health information of 300,000 patients and leaving its hospital system “unusable.” The Utsunomiya Central Clinic (UCC) cancer treatment center first alerted the public to the ransomware attack on…