Update: On July 27, OneTouchPoint notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that a total of 1,073,316 people were impacted by their breach. In June, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield disclosed a breach involving their business associate, Matrix. Matrix had been notified by OneTouchPoint of a cyberattack that occurred between April 27 and April 28….
Category: Health Data
ID: St. Luke’s vendor suffers data breach affecting some patients
KMVT reports: St. Luke’s says it was informed by a business vendor of a data breach the vendor says could have affected patients and members of certain customers. The hospital system says one of its vendors informed them of a cybersecurity incident that occurred in late May of this year. The vendor had a contract…
Tenet Health cyberattack, monthlong outage led to $100M in ‘unfavorable impact’
Jessica Davis reports: The April “cybersecurity incident” that led to several weeks of downtime and service delays at Tenet Healthcare facilities caused $100 million in unfavorable impact. The hefty price tag was brought on by lost revenues from interruptions to business operations and remediation. Tenet is one of the largest hospital care service providers in…
RI: City of Newport advising past, current employees of potential data loss
Ryan Belmore reports: After an exhaustive investigation following the discovery of a suspicious email on one of the City’s internal networks, current and former municipal employees are being notified of a suspected security incident that may have left certain personal information compromised. […] Through the investigation, the City learned that there was unauthorized activity in…
Kelowna nurse suspended for accessing patient’s medical records
Iain Burns reports: A Kelowna nurse has been suspended for breaching patient confidentiality rules. According to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), Sondra Bader admitted to her “practice issues” on July 20. From the reporting, this case goes back to a 2019 incident involving access to one person’s records. This is an…
37,800 people sent privacy breach notifications linked to Newfoundland and Labrador cyberattack
Rob Antle reports: Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority has notified 37,800 people that their privacy was breached as part of last fall’s devastating cyberattack. That number equates to about one in every 13 people in the province. And according to Eastern Health, it could go even higher. Those affected include patients, along with current…