CONSENT ORDER NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement with three New Jersey-based providers of cancer care that the State alleges failed to adequately safeguard patient data, exposing the personal and protected health information of 105,200 consumers, including 80,333 New Jersey residents. Under…
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Eastern Health Provides Update Regarding Breach of Privacy and Information
December 14, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that the ongoing investigation into the cyber-attack that impacted health-care information technology (IT) systems across the province has determined that some additional personal information and personal health information was impacted. The updated information regarding the breach related to Eastern Health patients, as well…
Oregon anesthesiology group notifies 750,000 about ransomware incident; FBI seized threat actors’ account with their files
Like many other healthcare entities, Oregon Anesthesiology Group, P.C. (OAG) became the victim of a ransomware attack this year. But somewhat atypically, the FBI seems to have seized a threat actor’s account that had their patient data. According to OAG’s statement of December 6, the medical group experienced what they described as a cyberattack that…
Woman finds medical records stacked next to recycling bin in Sharpstown neighborhood
Re’Chelle Turner reports: A woman said she discovered medical records, which included private information, which was left in the middle of a southwest Houston neighborhood. “I was shocked with all the HIPPA [sic] rules now. I was very surprised,” she said. The woman, who did not want to be identified, said she saw something unusual…
MA: Northeastern Cancels Vaccination Clinics After Third-Party Information Leak
Jay Willett reports: COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled on Northeastern University’s Boston campus have been cancelled following the discovery of registrants’ personal information being exposed by Pelmeds, a third-party vaccine provider. In a statement shared with WBZ NewsRadio, Northeastern said that the information was present on Pelmeds’ website. “As soon as the university became aware of…
Optometry services provider and specialty pharmacy services both report breaches
As many people left for the weekend or were thinking about holiday shopping, two more HIPAA-covered entities disclosed breaches involving protected health information (PHI): optometry services provider Simon Eye Management and specialty pharmacy services provider BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Services, LLC. Neither disclosure, described below, reported any malware or ransomware component to their breaches. By the…