Preface: In this post, DataBreaches summarizes four more notifications involving patient data or health data that were published this past week. Three of the incidents are new disclosures and one is an update. Note that the three newly disclosed incidents all involved compromise of employee email accounts. In at least two of the three incidents,…
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Iranian hackers leak info of over 300,000 Israelis from tourism sites
There’s more emerging about the Sharp Boys’ group attack on Israeli tourism sites. The Jerusalem Post now reports: The personal information of over 300,000 Israelis was leaked last month by an Iranian hacker group targeting Israeli travel booking sites. The group, named Sharp Boys, claimed last month that it had obtained data from Israeli tourism sites,…
Alameda Health System’s second breach went undetected by investigators of first breach?
On June 24, Alameda Health System in California submitted a notification to the California Attorney General’s Office. The notification concerned a breach of an employee’s email account breach that began on April 30, 2020. The breach wasn’t discovered until February 23, 2022, and the account was locked down after that in March. According to Alameda’s…
UPDATE: Michigan Avenue Immediate Care in Chicago submits notification concerning 2021 cyberattack
On May 18, DataBreaches.net broke the story about a cyberattack on Michigan Avenue Immediate Care in Chicago (MAIC). The threat actors who had attacked Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City in April claimed responsibility for the attack. Despite multiple inquiries sent to MAIC, no response was ever received, but the threat actors provided…
Patient information compromised in OrthoNebraska data breach
Omaha World-Herald reports: A December 2021 data breach put some OrthoNebraska patients’ personal and health information at risk, according to a statement released by the health organization Thursday. In early December 2021, an unauthorized individual or individuals gained access to an OrthoNebraska email account, sent out spam messages and gained access to protected personal and…
Charlotte Radiology experiences data breach involving patient information
WSOC reports: Charlotte Radiology said it experienced a data breach involving patient information back in December. Channel 9 received a letter from the health care provider Thursday that said they identified the security incident on Dec. 24 and notified law enforcement. During the investigation, they also learned that between Dec. 17 and Dec. 24, an…