Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A global law firm is notifying nearly 153,000 individuals of a hacking incident that compromised several client files. The files contained sensitive personal information and affects vision care patients who had been victims of a breach three years ago. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe on July 20 reported the data breach to…
Category: Health Data
More plastic surgery patients have their nude photos and information leaked
An unknown party or parties who created a leak site with nude photos and medical records of a well-known plastic surgeon’s patients have uploaded more of his patients’ photos and records. In what was their third update to the leak site since June 5, those responsible wrote that they have changed their strategy. Before publishing…
Pointed to a phishing campaign targeting the healthcare sector, Microsoft leaps into action to … not even investigate?!
The relaxing Sunday I was looking forward to did not quite work out as planned. Dutch researcher and all-around good-guy Jelle Ursem (aka @SchizoDuckie) got in touch with me about what appeared to him to be a sketchy site allegedly by a well-known prescription management entity. After a few minutes of checking, there was no…
Two more breaches involving email gaffes: one by a NZ hospital, one by Fortinet
First, we have this “human error” mistake with email to report today. Hamish McNeilly reports: An email containing the names of vulnerable children was mistakenly sent to other parents and guardians, prompting an apology from Te Whatu Ora Southern. Dozens of parents and guardians received the email on Tuesday from the Vera Haywood Centre, a…
FTC and HHS Warn Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers about Privacy and Security Risks from Online Tracking Technologies
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are cautioning hospitals and telehealth providers about the privacy and security risks related to the use of online tracking technologies integrated into their websites or mobile apps that may be impermissibly disclosing consumers’ sensitive personal health data…
Tampa General Hospital confirms cybersecurity incident; 1.2 million patients being notified (Updated)
Tampa General Hospital in Florida was hit by a cyberattack during three weeks in May, according to a statement issued by the hospital earlier today. The incident, discovered on May 31, affected approximately 1.2 million patients. According to reporting by Christopher O’Donnell of the Tampa Bay Times, the types of patient information varied by patient…