Matilda Boseley & Simone Fox Koob report on a breach of sensitive information in Victoria: The state government will launch an immediate investigation into an “appalling” data breach that saw personal details of emergency services staff posted to the web. The breach reportedly occurred in October and saw private details – including addresses and medical…
Category: Health Data
Tandigm Health notifying 7,000 patients after discovering vulnerability that might have exposed patient data in 2017
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Tandigm Health (Tandigm), a value-based healthcare company that supports health plans by collaborating with primary care physicians to enhance and improve patient care, announced today that it is sending letters to patients about a recent security incident involving patient information. On September 25, 2018, Tandigm discovered a potential vulnerability in…
Valley Health sending letters to 857 patients possibly affected by security breach
Valley Health is one of those affected by the recently disclosed Inova Health System breach. You can read a report on the Valley Health aspect on Winchester Star.
FL: Key Dental Group notifies patients because former EMR vendor will not return patient database
The following is not your typical breach notification. It relates to a situation in which a business associate allegedly refuses to return the patient database despite its EULA and HIPAA obligation. The press release does not indicate whether the covered entity, Key Dental Group, is suing its former vendor to recover the database. Nor does…
MO: Woman sues SSM Health over alleged privacy violation
ABC17 reports a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog. A Holts Summit woman is suing SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital after she claims it didn’t do enough to protect the privacy of her medical records. According to the lawsuit filed in Cole County, the patient, referred to as “T.K,” received a letter…
IE: Tullamore hospital hit by ransomware attack
The Irish Examiner reports: Dublin Midlands Hospital Group has confirmed an isolated ransomware attack at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore yesterday. There was no impact on patient care following the attack, which affected the Laboratory Information System. There is also no evidence of other parts of the wider health service being affected by the…