In their predictions for 2023, the very first prediction by Mary T. Costigan, Jason C. Gavejian & Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis involved healthcare and medical data security and tracking: 2023 will see a significant increase in the number of lawsuits and perhaps OCR compliance reviews relating to medical information privacy and HIPAA, including new…
Category: Health Data
Jm: South East Regional Health Authority victim of ransomware attack
The Jamaica Gleaner reports that the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) had been hit by a cyberattack that affected some information and communications technology and other services to the public. Junior Opposition Spokesperson on Science and Technology Omar Newell has since called for the disclosure of more details of the breach, such as whether,…
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois notifies 184,183 of ransomware attack one year ago
On March 25, 2022, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) notified HHS of a breach affecting 1,000 people. The incident, still under investigation by HHS, was coded as a “Hacking/IT Incident” involving data on the network server. On January 25, 2023, LSSI notified the Maine Attorney Genera’s Office a breach affecting a total of 184,183…
Hive Ransomware’s infrastructure seized; law enforcement “hacked the hackers”
After months of a “cyber stakeout” in which law enforcement officials lawfully hacked the hackers, one of the top ransomware gangs in the world had their servers seized and their operations dismantled. DataBreaches reported the seizure earlier this morning. Hive ransomware gang has been the subject of numerous posts on DataBreaches over the past two…
Private health data breach in Isle of Man to be dealt within 3 months, officials say
Seen on diabetes.co.uk: An organisation set up to focus on the delivery of health and social care on the Isle of Man has been given a three-month deadline to stop data breaches. Manx Care will be ordered to pay £170,000 if they fail to prevent breaches of people’s private data within the next three months….
DCH Health System notifies 2,530 patients whose records were improperly accessed by an employee
DCH Health System in Alabama has disclosed an insider-wrongdoing incident. If there’s anything positive or good-newsy in their disclosure, it’s that the problem was detected by a routine audit within 4 days of the improper access, and that within days of further investigation, they uncovered a history of similar improper access by the same employee…