On October 18, WFLX reported that Akumin was turning away patients after an apparent ransomware attack. The attack was potentially very concerning because Akumin provides medical scans and radiology services for about 1,000 hospitals and health systems in 48 states, although it is headquartered in Florida. Akumin first noticed suspicious activity on Oct. 11 and…
Category: Health Data
No need to hack when it’s leaking, Wednesday edition
Millions of Highly Sensitive Patient Records Exposed in Medical Diagnostic Company Data Breach Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to WebsitePlanet about a non-password protected database that contained over 12 million records containing medical diagnostic scans, test results, and other potentially sensitive medical records. The database contained a massive amount of medical test results that included…
Cyber Attack Causing Service Interruptions At Ontario Hospitals
Meagan DeLaurier reports: An update on service interruptions at local hospitals. On Monday, it was reported that Windsor Regional Hospital, Hotel Dieu Grace, Erie Shores Healthcare, Hospice of Windsor-Essex and the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance were experiencing service interruptions, such as email service being down. An update provided on Monday evening by the hospitals affected states…
Another plastic surgery practice appears to have been hit — this time by Hunters International (5)
On October 17, the FBI issued a Public Service Announcement, Cybercriminals are Targeting Plastic Surgery Offices and Patients. Five days later, DataBreaches learned that there had been another attack on a plastic surgery practice where patient data had allegedly been stolen and is in danger of being leaked publicly. It would not be surprising if…
The digital battlefront amid Israel-Hamas war includes hospitals
i24News reports a surge in anti-Israel cyberattacks, including targeting critical entities such as hospitals: Notably, around 40 to 50 different groups have claimed responsibility for approximately 400 cyber attacks against Israeli targets. The cyber conflict has also drawn in ‘hacktivists’ from countries such as Iran and Russia. Messing notes, that in the past few days…
‘Data security event’ in city’s email system may have exposed health information, Philly officials say
Nick Vadala reports: A potential data breach in the City of Philadelphia’s email system earlier this year may have exposed protected health information for an unspecified number of people. Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is not clear from what the city has disclosed why it took them almost 5 months from initial discovery…