Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA) recently notified more than 81,000 patients after an unknown party gained access to an employee’s email account. TOA first detected unusual activity in the account on October 18, 2019. A forensic investigation determined that data containing former and current patients’ personal or protected health information contained within two email accounts may…
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Medical Records From Shuttered Mental Health Clinic Found Dumped In West Englewood Alley
Tara Molina reports: Hundreds of pieces of paper containing people’s most sensitive information were found dumped in an alley. The papers were mental health records from a South Side center that closed years ago. CBS 2’s Tara Molina worked Tuesday to determine how they ended up on the street. […] We found the documents are…
Advocate Aurora’s HR system breached in email phishing campaign
Lauren Anderson reports: The personal information of some current and former Advocate Aurora Health employees, including their Social Security numbers and bank accounts, might have been compromised in an email phishing campaign. The Milwaukee- and Downers Grove, Illinois-based health system said the early January breach gave an unauthorized individual temporary access to a human resource…
Pacific Specialty Insurance Company notifies plan members of breach that occurred in March, 2019
Once again, we see a timeline where it took a loooong time before an entity actually discloses a breach, but the entity’s explanation involves how long it took to determine who was impacted. In this case, it tood from June 14, when they first became suspicious of activity that had occurred in March until November…
TX: School district falls victim to business email compromise scam
Atzimba Morales reports: A business email compromise scheme targeted San Felipe Del Rio CISD recently, yet the school district remains positive the issue will be resolved. The school district discovered the attack on Tuesday and learned funds were electronically transferred via Automated Clearing House to a fraudulent account instead of a proper account, according to…
Rabun County in Georgia thwarts apparent computer hacking attempt
Megan Broome reports: The county’s computer system was recently hit with what was thought to be ransomware, according to Darrin Giles, county administrator, in a phone interview Monday. Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or malware, designed to deny access to a computer system or data until a ransom is paid. Giles said that…