Laura Dyrda Crystal Run Healthcare in Middletown, N.Y., told patients to expect longer wait times than usual amid a system interruption affecting some services, according to the medical group’s website. Mid Hudson News reported Nov. 3 that Crystal Run experienced a service disruption. “We are working diligently to resolve these issues,” the medical group wrote on its…
Category: Health Data
Southwestern Ontario hospitals will rebuild network from scratch amid fallout from cyberattack; more data leaked
CBC reports: All five southwestern Ontario hospitals impacted by a cyberattack just over two weeks ago will rebuild their networks from scratch, the hospitals say in an update Wednesday. But the hospitals also say the investigation into precisely whose data was taken in the attack is expected to take months. “Through our investigation we know…
Attorney General James Secures $450,000 from US Radiology Specialists for failing to protect patient data
The following press release from the NYS Attorney General’s Office relates to an incident previously noted on DataBreaches.net. The Assurance of Discontinuance provides details on the breach not previously known to this site and serves as a reminder of the need to timely update and patch. NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James…
Info from 5.6 million patient visits among data stolen in ransomware attack on Ontario hospital
Kathleen Saylors and Jennifer La Grassa report: A database containing information on 5.6 million patient visits to Bluewater Health and the social insurance numbers of as many as 1,446 Chatham-Kent Health Alliance employees are among the data taken in the ransomware attack on five southwestern Ontario hospitals, officials said in a lengthy update Monday. […] According to…
Mulkay Cardiology Consultants notifies almost 80,000 of ransomware attack
On Friday, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants at Holy Name Medical Center (“Mulkay”) notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office of an incident they discovered at the beginning of September. According to their report, a total of 79,582 people were affected by the breach. A copy of their notification letter to patients, appended to the submission, explained that…
Cardiovascular Consultants (CVC Heart) allegedly hit by ransomware (1)
Cardiovascular Consultants LTD (CVC Heart) in Arizona may or may not have been the victim of a ransomware attack, but they have not responded to inquiries about that. So far, all we have are unsubstantiated claims by a ransomware group and an alleged data archive download that doesn’t download. On October 25, Cardiovascular Consultants LTD…