The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been busy issuing notices about breaches this week. First, it warned providers about a fraud scheme involving medical records requests. Now it is notifying Medicare beneficiaries whose information was involved in a data breach where threat actors were able to create online accounts using beneficiaries’ information…
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Esse Health provides update about April cyberattack and notifies 263,601 people (1)
Update: Esse Health notified Maine that a total of 263,601 people were affected, but they notified HHS that 23,671 patients were affected. Esse Health has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that 263,601 people were affected by an incident they first disclosed in early May. Esse has 45 locations in and around the St. Louis…
Pembroke Regional Hospital reported canceling appointments due to service delays from “an incident”
On June 28, Pembroke Regional Hospital issued a press release. The Pembroke Observer reports: The Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) is currently experiencing service delays and has had to cancel certain appointments and procedures as a result of a cybersecurity incident that took place earlier this week. With the preliminary investigation complete, PRH President and CEO…
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud
The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health…
Swiss Health Foundation Radix Hit by Cyberattack Affecting Federal Data
Investing reports: Switzerland confirmed Monday that a cyberattack on the non-profit health foundation Radix has affected the federal administration. According to Swiss federal authorities, the attack involved both the theft and encryption of data. Some of this information has already been published on the dark web following the breach. The statement noted that Radix counts…
Bolton Walk-In Clinic patient data leak locked down (finally!)
Finally, finally, FINALLY: exposed patient files from the Bolton Walk-In Clinic in Ontario have been secured. Now that the data is locked down, we can reveal more details about a seriously frustrating data leak that remained unsecured for at least 10 months while the clinic ignored all our notifications and alerts. It’s a story that…