DataBreaches probably sounds like a broken record after six years of calls for more transparency in breach notifications. Sadly, the situation has gotten worse in the past year. Not only do entities fail to admit they suffered a ransomware attack, but they fail to inform patients if the patient’s protected health information was leaked or…
Category: Health Data
“A crucial learning experience.” – ICO calls for highest standards in HIV services after NHS Highland reprimand
From the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): NHS Highland reprimanded for a “serious” data breach amongst those accessing HIV services ICO calls for higher standards when protecting data of people living with HIV Service providers could be fined or reprimanded for exposing sensitive data The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Highland for…
Guam Memorial Hospital under review for potential HIPAA breach
Matsuki Hirayama reports: The unauthorized access into Guam Memorial Hospital’s network is undergoing a detailed review for a possible Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA breach. The information came to light during the public hospital’s monthly board meeting Wednesday. GMH legal counsel Jeremiah Luther maintains that no patient or employee records were compromised, saying they got lucky….
Tracking the Adelanto Healthcare Ventures breach on DataBreaches.net
Yesterday, DataBreaches reported that a vendor’s breach discovered in November 2021 was first being disclosed by a number of hospitals. Rather than do separate posts as each additional hospital becomes known, you can bookmark that post, where you can scroll down and find updates as DataBreaches becomes aware of them. At the present time, we…
Nine months after ransomware attack, Atlantic Dialysis Management Services notifies patients and regulators
In August 2022, DataBreaches reported a ransomware attack on Atlantic Dialysis Management Services (ADMS) by Snatch Team. DataBreaches first learned of the breach in June 2022, when Snatch Team named ADMS on their leak site. Between then and August 16, when DataBreaches reported on the incident, ADMS ignored requests from this site for information about…
Hospitals owned by Universal Health Services start filing breach reports about Adelanto HealthCare Ventures breach in 2021 (Update5)
Happening now: A number of hospitals are filing breach notices this week that appear to be linked to a breach at Adelanto HealthCare Ventures (AHCV) in 2021. The hospitals are all owned by Universal Health Services LLC (UHS). So far, DataBreaches has found McAllen Hospitals, LP d/b/a South Texas Health System, Doctors Hospital of Laredo,…