As reported by East Texas Radio: Officials have determined that 8,600 counseling records and about 100 people’s government-issued identification numbers were stolen in a cyberattack at Stephen F. Austin State University last month. The cyber-attack hit SFA, causing their systems to go down. When officials discovered what happened, the university removed internet connections to contain…
Category: Health Data
Now a third plastic surgery practice has nude patient photos leaked
Earlier this week, DataBreaches reported that two plastic surgery practices in California had both suffered cyberattacks. When the doctors did not pay ransom demands, attackers leaked nude patient pictures and patient info. One attack was by AlphV (BlackCat) on Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery. The other attack was by an unnamed group or individual on Gary…
Webinar – The New Breed of State Health Privacy Laws
There are so many webinars each week that I generally don’t sign up for many or even post links to them, but this one really caught my eye because there have been so many recent changes at the state level. The New Breed of State Health Privacy Laws Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2 PM…
No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking.. and Leaking… and Leaking…
Today’s “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking” episode is actually an update on a leak where DataBreaches did not name the entity at the time because the leak had not been secured. It still hasn’t been secured. Now the entity is reportedly attempting to tell the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that…
Phoenician Medical Center notifying 162,500 patients of attack that “disrupted” IT systems
And while Henry Ford Health is notifying 168,000 patients who are possibly affected by a phishing attack, Phoenician Medical Center in Arizona is notifying 162.500 patients about sounds like it may be a ransomware attack although they don’t say exactly what caused the “disruption” in their IT systems on March 31. Their press release makes…
Henry Ford Health confirms data breach affecting 168,000 patients
Derick Hutchinson reports: Henry Ford Health has confirmed that an email phishing scheme led to a data breach affecting 168,000 patients. Patients were told Monday that someone conducting an email phishing scheme gained access to business email accounts on March 30, 2023. That access was quickly discovered, and the email accounts were secured, according to…