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Med-Data data leak $7M class action settlement

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Dissent

There is an update to a data leak incident discovered and reported by independent researcher Jelle Ursem and DataBreaches.net in April 2021.  Top Class Actions reports that Med-Data, a business associate that handles health insurance claims data, has agreed to pay $7 million to resolve claims that one of its employees publicly posted patient information on…

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Another plastic surgery group has fallen victim to a ransomware attack – Long Island Plastic Surgical Group/NYSPG (2)

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Dissent

On March 8, DataBreaches learned of another attack on a plastic surgery group. This time, it was the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, a group that has 10 locations in New York and dozens of doctors. This is another ransomware story that may have a very unhappy ending for patients and employees. Hit by Two…

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“Lifelock” pleads guilty to hacking and fraud charges

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Dissent

Earlier today, Robert A. Purbeck of Idaho, aka “Lifelock” and “Studmaster,” pleaded guilty in an Atlanta federal courtroom to two counts of an 11-count indictment filed against him in 2021. The two counts charged violation of Title 18, United States Code/ Sections 1030(a)(2)(C)/ 1030(c)(2)(B)(i) and 1030(c)(2)(B)(iii) and Section 2, more commonly known as the Computer…

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The 2024 Breach Barometer reports a staggering 171 million patient records breached. And that’s just the ones we know about.

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Dissent

Each year,  many news sites add up the number of reports on HHS’s public breach tool and then add up the number of records reported for those incidents.  For 2023, that came to 725 reports and about 135 million records.  Those numbers are disturbing, but not as disturbing as the numbers out today by Protenus….

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Indiana Attorney General Files Suit Against Apria Healthcare

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Dissent

Attorney General Todd Rokita is filing a lawsuit on behalf of the people of Indiana against Apria Healthcare LLC for a massive data breach that impacted at least 42,000 Hoosiers and 1.8 million people nationwide. Apria is a provider of home healthcare equipment and related services across the United States. Apria provides medical equipment to over…

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HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Dissent

March 5. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aware that Change Healthcare – a unit of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) – was impacted by a cybersecurity incident in late February. HHS recognizes the impact this attack has had on health care operations across the country. HHS’ first priority is to help coordinate…

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