The following is one of the best notification letters I have ever read. I have sent an email to Dr. Yaley to ask a few questions for clarification and follow-up purposes, as some of this sounds like it could be the work of TheDarkOverlord. Regardless of who the attackers are, however, the notification letter below could…
Category: Breach Incidents
Sabre Update on Cybersecurity Incident
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) issued the following statement regarding a cybersecurity incident first disclosed on May 2, 2017: Since June 6, Sabre has notified and been working with certain customers and partners that use or interact with Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ (SHS) SynXis Central Reservations system (SHS reservation system) about our…
So many notifications due to ransomware, but are these really necessary?
Another entity has recently notified patients whose protected health information was on a server infected with ransomware. Once again, even though investigation turned up no evidence that any patient’s PHI was actually accessed or exfiltrated, entities are notifying – on the side of caution and/or because HHS requires them to in the absence of firm…
Cove Family & Sports Medicine recovers from ransomware, but loses some data
There are different metrics for describing the impact of a breach, but one of the ones I use in my subjective system is whether patient data that might be needed for care have been lost, stolen, or corrupted. In June, there were a lot of data breaches or security incidents and many involved ransomware. One…
TN: Clinic tells patients disgruntled former employee compromised their records
A local counseling service is notifying its patients that its computer records were recently compromised and private information may be at risk. Professional Counseling and Medical Associates, 849 Volunteer Dr., Suite 2, reported a breach of its electronic health records system, which was copied by a disgruntled former employee who is a healthcare professional. This…
Officials: Nearly 200 children in region affected by data security breach
Ron Musselman reports: Approximately 1,800 children had their identities compromised in a data security breach, including 186 in the region, according to the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. The breach was discovered in May 2017. […] Authorities said the information may have included personal identifiable information and personal health information. Read more on WJACTV.