There’s an update to a breach reported on DataBreaches that involved both a business associate (Cotiviti) and insider wrong-doing by an employee of a subcontractor of the business associate (Visionary). Humana and Cotiviti agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims they jeopardized consumer data in a 2020 data breach. The settlement benefits consumers…
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TX: Methodist McKinny Hospital beat Karakurt to the punch by revealing attack quickly
Yesterday, Karakurt threat actors added the Methodist McKinny Hospital in Texas to their dark web leak site. They listed the hospital as a “pre-release,” which is their way of putting pressure on a victim — or trying to put pressure on a victim — to pay so their data is not leaked or auctioned off….
GA: Hacker disrupts systems at Forsyth County medical office
On July 25, Forsyth County deputies responded to reports that the computer system of a medical office had been hacked. According to a report, a practice representative told deputies they had been alerted by community partners that suspicious emails were being sent out through the practices email system. Read more at Appenmedia.com The news report…
Ca: St. Joe’s contacting 230 patients whose health records were faxed to wrong people
Sebastian Bron reports: About 230 patients at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton had their health records recently faxed to the wrong person in what the hospital attributed to an “error.” St. Joe’s said in a release Friday that the misdirected faxes — which occurred between 2020 and 2021 — came to light after a comprehensive review…
Au: WA Health sorry over monkeypox data breach
Michael Ramsey reports: Western Australia’s health department has apologised for accidentally leaking the personal details of passengers aboard a flight carrying a person infected with monkeypox. A woman who travelled on the flight from Doha last week said she received the document in an email from WA Health. It contained the personal information of 47…
NY: Practice Resources, LLC notifies 942,138 patients after ransomware attack
On August 4, Practice Resources, LLC notified the California Attorney General’s Office that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack on April 12. They also notified HHS that 942,138 patients were affected by the breach (see below). The New York firm is a business associate that provides a variety of health management services,…