How often have you read concerns that patient information can be used for fraudulent purposes or that patient records can be altered by wrongdoers? Here’s a case where the wrongdoer is a doctor who altered patient records and inserted false diagnoses to defraud insurers — to the tune of over $118 million in false claims….
Category: Health Data
Anne Arundel ransomware attack compromised confidential health data, county says
Alex Mann reports: A February cyberattack compromised confidential data of patients who received care from the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, officials said. For the first time Thursday, county officials offered greater detail about the breach that temporarily closed county government buildings and disrupted several services for residents. Officials said in a news release that the…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Cybersecurity Investigation with Vision Upright MRI
On March 10, 2025, Vision Upright MRI notified HHS of a breach affecting 23,031 patients, but there was nothing posted on their website to explain the breach. A press release issued by HHS today provides some explanation for the incident that involved the medical images of 21,778 patients. From their release: OCR initiated a compliance…
N.W.T.’s medical record system under the microscope after 2 reported cases of snooping
Sidney Cohen reports that both cases involved employees of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority: Medical records are among the most sensitive pieces of information that a government agency keeps on citizens. But these records are not impervious to snooping, as evidenced by two distinct cases reported this year by the Northwest Territories…
Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack
Eduard Kovacs reports: California-based health technology and consumer electronics company Masimo Corporation has been targeted in a cyberattack that impacted its manufacturing facilities. The company said in a filing with the SEC that it detected unauthorized access on its network on April 27. “As a result of the incident, certain of the Company’s manufacturing facilities…
Star Health hacker claims sending bullets, threats to top executives: Reports
Sheersh Kapoor reports: The hacker responsible for a major data breach at Star Health and Allied Insurance last year has reportedly claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the insurer’s top executives. According to Reuters, a person using the alias ‘xenZen’ said in a March 13 email that they mailed two packages…