On or about December 10, AlphV (aka BlackCat) added DotHouse Health.org to their leak site, where they attempt to pressure victims into paying any ransom demands. In this case, the threat actors did not post any proof pack, but they claimed to have infiltrated 800 GB of data from the Massachusetts HIPAA-covered healthcare provider. On…
Category: Health Data
Emailing error causes former Blue Cross Blue Shield customers to receive claims
Joseph Choi reports: Many former customers of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health plans woke up on Friday to discover they had been notified of insurance claims despite not being covered by the provider for some time, causing concerns that a security breach could have leaked customer information. Several people on social media on Friday…
Suspected Ransomware Attack Disables Some Systems At Ross Memorial Hospital
Pamela Vanmeer reports: Kawartha 411 News has learned a suspected ransomware attack has hit Ross Memorial Hospital disabling some important diagnostic systems and access to medical files. Patients in the Emergency Department notified Kawartha 411 this morning calling the situation “crazy”. Patients say staff aren’t able to access the systems needed for treatment and they…
Saolta confirms data breach at LUH
Highland Radio reports: Saolta has confirmed that Letterkenny University Hospital is managing a data breach incident arising from the removal of one list of patients from the hospital premises. Source: Highland Radio
Sharp notifies nearly 63,000 patients of data breach involving payment portal
Paul Sisson reports: Sharp HealthCare, San Diego’s largest health provider, announced Monday that it has begun notifying 62,777 of its patients that some of their personal information was compromised during a hacking attack on the computers that run its website, sharp.com. Read more at San Diego Union-Tribune. Sharp’s notice can be found on their website….
Au: AMA calls for stronger laws to protect patient data
Fat Niebres reports: The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for stronger safeguards to protect patient data, saying laws must be in place to prevent security breaches and the use of health data to boost private profits. In a new position paper, the AMA pointed out the need for a broader national discussion on health…