While DataBreaches was aware of the 2023 incident referenced below, this site was not aware of any 2019 ransomware attack. The following is a press release issued by HHS OCR today: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA),…
Category: Health Data
Nude photos and names: KU Health and Kansas hospital sued for data breach
Stacey Saldanha-Olson reports: Two undisclosed patients filed a lawsuit April 15 after a Lawrence physical therapist breached more than 400 people’s medical data to target women who’d had breast augmentation surgery and other plastic surgery, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court of Kansas. The undisclosed patients are suing through a class action…
Dialysis firm DaVita hit by ransomware attack (1)
Updated April 24, 2025: The InterLock ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this attack. They claim to have exfiltrated 1,510 GB of data, 683,104 files, and 75,836 folders, and have leaked the file tree and some folder information. Reuters reports: DaVita said on Monday it had become aware of a ransomware incident that has encrypted…
Psychiatric documents with sensitive patient info found ‘loosely blown about’ near Regina medical clinic
Brandon Harder reports: The private records of patients at the Elphinstone Medical Clinic were just laying loose on the ground in a nearby alley and an empty lot. According to a report from Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (SIPC), a person referred to as “Individual A” saw a Facebook post on Oct. 27, 2024 that referenced patient…
UnitedHealth is demanding some struggling doctors immediately repay loans issued after last year’s cyberattack
Ashley Capoot reports: Following the massive cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit last year, the company launched a temporary funding assistance program to help medical practices with their short-term cash flow needs, offering no-interest loans with no added fees. A little over a year later, UnitedHealth is aggressively going after borrowers, demanding they “immediately repay” their outstanding balances,…
Patient data leaked from cyberattack on Brunswick Medical Center
Leora Schertzer reports: A cyberattack on the Brunswick Medical Center has compromised personal information of patients and staff, the Pointe-Claire clinic announced on Friday. The attack targeted its IT system on March 24, the announcement said. “Despite our continued efforts, some patient health information as well as personal information about our employees and professionals was…