In April 2023, Brightside Health, Inc. reported a breach to HHS that affected 767 patients. The incident was coded as “unauthorized access/disclosure” of information located in “EMR, other.” HHS’s closing statement on the public breach tool described the incident this way: The covered entity (CE), Brightside Health, reported that an unauthorized individual accessed the protected…
Category: Breach Incidents
How many clients and patients were affected by a ransomware attack on EqualizeRCM? We have no idea.
On August 17, 2023, SysInformation Healthcare Services, LLC, d/b/a EqualizeRCM (“SysInformation”) notified HHS of a breach. The firm, a business associate that provides revenue and billing cycle management services, reported that 501 patients had been affected. That number is generally interpreted as a placeholder marker when the entity has not yet figured out the real…
Infosys McCamish Systems ransomware attack affected more than 6 million people
Infosys McCamish Systems (“IMS”) in Atlanta provides software and services to the life insurance industry. In October 2023, it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected 6,078,263 people. As they explain in a notification to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, they were providing notification on their own behalf as a data owner and…
Blackcat may be gone, but recovery from its attacks is not over
The AlphV (aka Blackcat) ransomware group may have disappeared after a law enforcement seizure in December, and then an exit scam by its admin in March, but the impact of some of its breaches continues. While the Change Healthcare breach continues to make headlines, earlier breaches by Blackcat also continue to impact victims. In July…
Maryhaven addiction and treatment centers hit by ransomware attack
On June 13, the INC Ransom group added Maryhaven in Ohio to their leak site. DataBreaches subsequently contacted Maryhaven to inquire what it was doing in response to INC’s claims. They did not reply, but subsequently posted a notice on their website that said, in part: We are aware that some of our systems are…
Consulting Radiologists LTD notifying 583,824 patients about February attack
Two ransomware groups claimed to have attacked Consulting Radiologists. The notification is silent about any ransom demands. Consulting Radiologists LTD. (“CRL”)” in Minnesota is a physician-owned practice. On February 12, 2024, they detected suspicious activity on their network. An investigation revealed that an unauthorized actor had accessed certain files and data. Those files contained patient…