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Ripe for extortion? Navajo Nation hospital targeted by large-scale ransomware hack

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dissent

Kevin Collier has a follow-up on the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care cyberattack first reported by DataBreaches.net on February 16. From Collier’s reporting, it seems that those impacted by the breach have yet to be notified. As I’ve advocated many, many times: when PII or PHI are publicly dumped by criminals, taking 60 days to…

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GA: Atlanta Allergy & Asthma hit by Nefilim threat actors

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dissent

Atlanta Allergy & Asthma (AA&A) proudly proclaims itself to be  the largest allergy group in Atlanta, with 17 locations. “For more than 45 years, we have been the experts in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, asthma, food allergies, sinusitis, and immunologic diseases,” their site notes. What their site does not note yet is that…

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Allergy and Asthma Associates in Roanoke Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge; Enters into Civil Resolution Over Health Care Fraud Allegations

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dissent

ROANOKE, Va. – Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Virginia Attorney General Mark G. Herring announced today the finalization of a $2.1 million civil resolution with Allergy and Asthma Associates Inc. [AAA], a Roanoke-based, family-owned medical practice that billed Medicare and Virginia Medicaid more than $600,000 for expensive asthma treatments in did not…

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AK: Petersburg hospital responds to potential medical records breach

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dissent

Angela Denning reports: Petersburg Medical Center announced Monday that it learned of a potential breach of federal health care privacy law with some patients’ medical records. But the community hospital says the information was not released outside its walls. According to a press release, the hospital found that an employee viewed records of patients who…

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In a year of supply-chain attacks, do you have your business associate agreements in place?

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Dissent

I recently came across a breach report that is a useful reminder of the value of ensuring that  business associate agreements (BAA) are in place, and that compliance with the agreements is assessed regularly. In this instance Humana, a health plan, reported that on December 22, they were notified by a business associate that an…

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Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII, Bharat Biotech, says security firm

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Dissent

Reuters reports: A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are  being used in the country’s immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters. Read more on CNBC

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