In August 2022, DataBreaches reported a ransomware attack on Atlantic Dialysis Management Services (ADMS) by Snatch Team. DataBreaches first learned of the breach in June 2022, when Snatch Team named ADMS on their leak site. Between then and August 16, when DataBreaches reported on the incident, ADMS ignored requests from this site for information about…
Category: Health Data
Hospitals owned by Universal Health Services start filing breach reports about Adelanto HealthCare Ventures breach in 2021 (Update5)
Happening now: A number of hospitals are filing breach notices this week that appear to be linked to a breach at Adelanto HealthCare Ventures (AHCV) in 2021. The hospitals are all owned by Universal Health Services LLC (UHS). So far, DataBreaches has found McAllen Hospitals, LP d/b/a South Texas Health System, Doctors Hospital of Laredo,…
CA: Video captures thief stealing hundreds of medical records from Sherman Oaks dental office
Vivian Chow and Rick Chambers report: Security video captures a thief breaking into a Sherman Oaks dental office and stealing hundreds of files containing patients’ personal information on Thursday. The break-in happened at Riverside Dental located on the 12900 block of Riverside Drive just after 3 a.m. Surveillance cameras captured the thief entering the office…
Za: Western Cape Health condemns break-in at Ravensmead CDC
IOL reports: The Western Cape Government Health and Wellness has strongly condemned the break-in at the Ravensmead Community Day Centre (CDC) during the weekend. This comes after perpetrators gained entry to the building through the roof, damaging the roof and ceiling. Spokesperson Shimoney Regter said three computers used to update folders and update patient information…
Dutch government sued for compensation over GGD Covid data theft
NL Times reports: The ICAM Foundation filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare, and Sport and 34 other agencies over a data breach at the GGD health services during the coronavirus pandemic. The foundation is demanding 500 euros compensation for affected people and 1,500 euros for people who can prove that their…
UK: Braintree GP surgery warns of data breach after ‘confidential’ information blows across roads
Matt Lee reports: A GP surgery has admitted to a data breach after “confidential” information was blown into the local area whilst being obtained by waste collectors. Mount Chambers Surgery in Braintree says they have reported themselves to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) over the breach. The GP surgery, on Coggeshall Road in Braintree, looks…