Marco A. De Felice reports: 27,367 people, including patients and healthcare / administrative staff, were affected by the theft of sensitive data after the ransomware-type cyber attack last May 5 at the San Diego American Indian Health Center (“SDAIHC”) in the state of California. Recall that, among the people involved in the theft of their sensitive data, there…
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HC3: Analyst Note: Karakurt Threat Profile
HC3: Analyst Note TLP: White Report: 202208241200 Executive Summary Karakurt ransomware group, also known as the Karakurt Team and Karakurt Lair, is a relatively new cybercrime group, with researchers reporting its first emergence in late 2021. Karakurt actors claim to steal data and then threaten to auction it off or release it to the public…
NH: Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network updates their 2021 breach notification
In November 2021, the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network in New Hampshire notified HHS of a breach. At the time, they indicated 501 patients had been affected, which is usually just a marker for “we know it’s more than 500, but we don’t know how many just yet.” The incident was coded as a hacking/IT incident…
Hive starts dumping patient and employee data from Baton Rouge General Health System
On July 15, DataBreaches reported that Baton Rouge General Medical Center in Louisiana had been the victim of a significant ransomware attack. Our report attributed the attack to Hive although Hive was publicly denying responsibility at the time and claiming DataBreaches had “incorrect info.” Our information was correct. On Tuesday, Hive added the health center…
ASL Città di Torino, the trouble continue after the cyber attack of 19 August
Marco A. De Felice reports: On August 19, a computer attack made it necessary to block all computer systems by the IT technicians of the “ASL Città di Torino”. A ransomware-type attack that has affected and continues to affect the San Giovanni Bosco, Maria Vittoria, Martini and Oftalmico hospitals. The cyber attack was discovered by…
OCR Settles Case Involving Decade-Long Improper Disposal of Protected Health Information
There is an enforcement update to an incident noted on this site in 2018. The incident that involved New England Dermatology P.C., d/b/a New England Dermatology and Laser Center (“NDELC”) was summarized by HHS in their resolution agreement and corrective action plan for this case: On May 11, 2021, NEDLC filed a breach notification report…