Today’s reminder of the insider threat, as reported by The Washington Post: At least a dozen employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed the medical records of vice-presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz this summer, VA investigators found, in a violation of federal health privacy laws that is under criminal investigation. VA…
Category: Health Data
A cyberattack on Kuwait Health Ministry impacted hospitals in the country
Pierluigi Paganini reports: Kuwait’s Health Ministry was the victim of a cyberattack that took systems at several of the country’s hospitals offline. The cyber attack also impacted the Ministry of Health website, which is still offline, and Kuwait’s Sahel healthcare app. “Kuwaiti Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that many essential features are back and running…
Graybill parts ways with Palomar Health Medical Group following data breach
Rhea Caoile reports: Graybill Medical Group has terminated its agreement with Palomar Health Medical Group and will go independent beginning November 10. The decision was prompted by a data security incident that affected PHMG’s system in May. Russell Riehl, PHMG’s interim CEO, confirmed that they received notice from Graybill in August. […] Dr. Alejandro Paz, the…
Will victims increasingly turn to courts to suppress publication of stolen data? (1)
What do you do when you have suffered an embarrassing data breach, your attacker(s) are taunting and criticizing you publicly, and some of your data has already been leaked? This month, DataBreaches notes that two victims in different countries are both seeking court injunctions in the hope that they can get stolen data removed from…
Senate bill pushes cyber mandates for medical industry in wake of Change Healthcare debacle
Jonathan Greig reports: Hospitals and other healthcare businesses would be required to adopt minimum cybersecurity standards and face annual audits under new legislation introduced by two prominent senators on Thursday. The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act, announced by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Warner (D-VA), would provide $1.3 billion for the Department of…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $250,000
The following is a press release from HHS OCR concerning a settlement stemming from a March 2017 ransomware attack experienced by Cascade Eye & Skin Centers in Washington. DataBreaches was not previously aware of this incident and can find no news coverage of it at the time nor any entry on HHS’s public breach tool…