Dan Margulies reports on a breach that had the potential to cost lifes when a transplant network was temporarily locked out of its files: Families of organ, eye and tissue donors are receiving letters this week from the Midwest Transplant Network informing them of a data breach affecting more than 17,000 individuals. The breach, a…
Category: Health Data
Everett medical worker charged with ID theft of 39 patients
Ellen Davis reports: An Everett medical worker stole sensitive records from 39 patients, including elderly patients, to forge identities she then used to rent an apartment and buy two cars, according to unprofessional conduct charges filed by the Washington State Department of Health. The woman, 37, has also been charged in a separate criminal case…
PA: Data breach discovered at Achievement Center of LECOM Health
YourErie.com reports: A recent data breach was discovered at the Achievement Center of LECOM Health According to a news release release, ACLH discovered suspicious activity in two of its business email accounts back on March 2nd. An investigation revealed that there was unauthorized access to one email account from the Achievement Center of LECOM Health…
GitHub Leaks: Lessons Learned
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: Recent incidents involving inadvertent exposure of patient data on GitHub, a software development and version control platform designed for collaboration, point to the need to ensure that data loss prevention tools are implemented, available security controls are leveraged and employees are made aware of the risks involved in using internet-facing platforms….
Fr: Baclesse cuts its Internet connection to prevent the spread of a computer worm
The Centre François Baclesse is one of three proton therapy centers for fighting cancer in France. This week, they also had to fight the results of a cyberattack by heartless criminals. Thankfully, their recent investment in improving their cybersecurity seems to have paid off. On April 28, the center issued the following statement on their…
Contact tracing data breach exposes health information of 72,000 Pennsylvanians
Rachel Yonkunas reports: Multiple investigations are underway after a contact tracing data breach exposed personal health information of 72,000 Pennsylvanians. The unsecured information was collected by employees of Insight Global—the company paid around $30 million in taxpayer money to perform contact tracing in the state. “You could see people’s phone numbers, how many kids they…