HHS Cybersecurity Program has released a new threat brief on lessons learned from the HSE cyberattack. DataBreaches.net covered the incident and aftermath in a number of articles because of the significance of the breach impacting patient care — including for cancer patients — and the unusual twist the case took when the Conti threat actors…
Category: Health Data
North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors
February 1, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records for Medicaid recipients, mostly minors, and falsely representing to Medicaid that he was providing them mental health services. According…
UK: Data breach as Corby vaccine trial participants’ details inadvertently shared in email gaffe
Sam Wildman reports: A Corby medical research team has apologised after those taking part in the town’s Covid vaccine trial inadvertently had their details shared. Lakeside Healthcare Research has been running a trial of a new Valneva vaccine since last year, with Corby being one of 27 UK study sites. Read more at Northamptonshire Telegraph
Rhode Island attorney general subpoenas RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare over data breach
Edward Fitzpatrick reports: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has issued administrative subpoenas to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 22,000 people. The subpoenas, or civil investigative demand letters, say the attorney general’s office was notified on Dec. 23 of a “significant information…
Your morning reminder that health data breaches are … everywhere (updated)
Every day, I compile data on breaches or leaks involving medical or health data. Many of them never appear on this blog at all. Others will appear on this blog many months before the entity ever discloses the breach to regulators or those impacted. Many of the incidents I compile will not attract a lot…
Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang
Matt Burgess reports: WHEN THE PHONES and computer networks went down at Ridgeview Medical Center’s three hospitals on October 24, 2020, the medical group resorted to a Facebook post to warn its patients about the disruption. One local volunteer-run fire department said ambulances were being diverted to other hospitals; officials reported patients and staff were safe. The downtime at the Minnesota medical…