If you search this site for CareFirst, you’ll find a lot of coverage of a breach they had in 2014 that was discovered in 2015, and the ensuing litigation. Now Judy Greenwald reports the latest twist and turn on the litigation front: A federal appeals court has reinstated a putative class action lawsuit filed by…
Category: Health Data
NY: Kaleida Health notifies 2,789 patients about phishing incident
Notification to Our Patients of Phishing Incident Kaleida Health is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is to inform you of an incident involving some of that information. On May 24, 2017, we learned that an unauthorized third party potentially accessed a Kaleida Health employee’s email account….
Northwest Rheumatology of Tucson Notifies Patients of Potential Data Security Incident
Sometimes you think your PHI have escaped a ransomware attack…. but they may not have as this notification from Northwest Rheumatology reminds us. On April 10, 2017, Northwest Rheumatology (“NW Rheumatology”) experienced a ransomware incident which left a limited portion of its computer system encrypted and inaccessible. NW Rheumatology immediately contacted its computer security vendor…
Couple who stole Parkland, Baylor patient names to bill Medicare get federal prison time
Almost six years after I first reported on this breach and almost three years after they pleaded guilty, a Texas couple has been sentenced to prison. Kevin Krause reports: A Dallas company enticed patients to use Medicare-funded home health care they didn’t need by giving them grocery gift cards and cash, federal prosecutors say. Dallas Home Health Care…
Hackers Target the Bottom Line: Business Operations and Earnings
Derek Borchardt and Craig A. Newman of Patterson Belknap write: Over the past several years, we have witnessed a fundamental shift in orchestrated cyber-attacks from hacking credit card data and healthcare information to targeting businesses, their operations and bottom lines. Last month, companies across the globe were hit by the so-called “Petya” ransomware attack, as…
No one taking responsibility for exposed medical records at Forest Hill
Barb Ickes reports: More than six weeks have passed since notice was given: Children were breaking into a vacant nursing home in East Moline and stealing people’s medical records. Several city officials, including police and the mayor, were notified immediately. The Illinois Attorney General was contacted. Ditto for the Illinois Department of Public Health and…