NetWalker ransomware operators have added Crozer-Keystone Health System to their list of victims who have not paid their ransom demands. In a post on the threat actors’ website today, they note that they will start dumping data in six days if the Pennsylvania-based health system does not meet their demands. Their public threat does not…
Category: Health Data
Suspected UMPC hacker accused of stealing employee data from 65,000 UPMC employees arrested in Detroit
Torsten Ove reports: A man accused of hacking the human resources databases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center starting in 2014 and stealing the data of 65,000 employees was arrested Tuesday in Detroit. Justin Sean Johnson is under indictment in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with…
Care New England website remains down; no evidence found of data exfiltration
Brian Amaral provides an update on what sounds like a ransomware attack: Care New England’s investigation into ongoing IT problems hasn’t turned up any evidence of unauthorized access to patient information, the nonprofit’s president and CEO said Wednesday. Dr. James Fanale said Care New England, which includes Kent Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital and Butler…
UK: Patient privacy breach at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
Bruce Corcoran reports: A Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) employee went snooping into the health records of 40 patients in recent months; they are no longer with the organization. Justin Turkington, director of human resources and occupational health and safety for the alliance, said the information breach took place over a matter of months – from…
CO: Rangely District Hospital unable to access some patient records after ransomware attack
The Herald Times reports: Rangely District Hospital (RDH) will send notices this week to patients whose records may have been involved in a ransomware attack in April 2020. According to a press release issued June 8, parts of the hospital’s computer network were attacked by ransomware, including some files containing patients’ health information and other…
FL: Cano Health Advises Patients Of Breach That Began Two Years Ago
Seen on their website: MIAMI, June 12, 2020 Cano Health, LLC, a leading population health management company and operator of primary care medical centers in Florida, is advising its patients of a privacy event that may have compromised certain personal information. The company recently learned on April 13, 2020 that three employee email accounts were accessed by…