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Already in the midst of a crisis, a Houston hospital was attacked by ransomware

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Dissent

It’s been a rough year for the U.S. in terms of COVID-19. And some areas have been hit worse than others. On August 1, CNN tweeted about how rough things were at Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center. Yesterday was Dr. Joseph Varon’s 134th day leading the coronavirus unit at Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center. Last…

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Utah Pathology Services notifying more than 110,000 patients of data breach

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Dissent

From Utah Pathology Services, part of the security incident notice: On June 30, 2020, we learned than an unknown third party attempted to redirect funds from Utah Pathology. This suspicious activity did not involve any patient information, or the completion of any financial transactions.  Upon discovery of the attempted fraud, Utah Pathology quickly secured the…

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Valley Health System recovering from ransomware attack while maintaining patient care

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Dissent

Valley Health Systems (VHS) has joined the unfortunate ranks of health systems that have fallen prey to a ransomware attack. VHS provides primary and preventative care to approximately 75,000 patients each year in southern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio and eastern Kentucky, operating more than 40 healthcare facilities. Their 2019 annual report noted that their sliding…

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Ca: North Okanagan pediatric clinic hacked

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Dissent

Jennifer Smith reports: Patients of a North Okanagan facility are being alerted of a privacy breach. The North Okanagan Pediatric Clinic was subject to a remote hacking attempt in late May 2020. “While patient medical charts and records, which are maintained in paper form only, were unaffected, historical patient profile information could theoretically have been…

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IL Ex-Nursing Home Employee Used Patient’s ID To Pay Bills: Police

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Dissent

Lorraine Swanson reports: A Franklin Park woman is accused of stealing the identities of dozens of mostly elderly people. Anna Zur, 39, was arrested on Wednesday after a year-long investigation, where she was charged with felony counts of wire fraud and continuing a financial crimes enterprise, police said. When a daughter noticed fraudulent charges in…

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Ventura Orthopedics hit by ransomware weeks ago; some patient data dumped

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Dissent

Updated August 28: DataBreaches.net was contacted today by Chris Roberts of HillBilly Hit Squad on behalf of Ventura Orthopedics. They had gotten this site’s inquiries and asked him to help explain the incident and their current status. Chris is still in the process of doing forensics, and rather than provide information piecemeal, I’m going to hold…

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