Alyssa M. Sones of SheppardMullin writes about a data breach lawsuit with a somewhat different, albeit unsuccessful, approach. Sones explains: Fraser’s allegation that Mint had a role in helping the hacker gain control of his phone number sets this case apart from the typical data breach case….. Fraser alleges that Mint allowed Fraser’s number to…
Category: Breach Incidents
Parker-Hannifin discloses breach affecting employee health plan data
On March 14, Parker-Hannifin discovered unauthorized access to to their IT systems that began three days earlier. Their investigation determined some files on Parker’s IT systems had been accessed and possibly acquired by the attacker. The information involved related to current and former employees, their dependents, and members of Parker’s Group Health Plans (including health…
Law Firm Cyber Breach May Impact 23K, Including Financial Institution Client’s Customers
Justin Henry reports: The cyberattack of Philadelphia midsize law firm Stevens & Lee has grown to include 23,066 people whose personal information was potentially compromised, including customers of the firm’s financial institution clients, according to public records. The new figure, revealed in notices to authorities last month, is a sharp increase from the 344 potentially impacted individuals reported by…
Refuah Health Center “recently discovered” a breach that was listed on the dark web in June, 2021?
On April 29, 2022, Refuah Health Center in New York issued a statement on their website that begins: The privacy and security of the personal and protected health information we maintain is of the utmost importance to Refuah Health Center. We recently discovered unauthorized access to our network occurred between May 31, 2021 and June…
Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates notification following 2021 data security incident
Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates (QITA) is notifying patients of a data breach detected on October 7, 2021. WGAL reported on it after some recipients of the letter wondered if it was a scam. It’s not. QITA’s notice on their website states that they detected and stopped a data security incident on October 7, 2021…..
South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Doctor, Others Sentenced in Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
Miami, Florida – On May 10, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of 10 defendants for her role in a health care fraud scheme involving three physical therapy clinics that recruited and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries of Blue Cross Blue Shield health benefit programs (BCBS) and submitted false claims to BCBS for…