Connie Dimsdale reports: Patient care is still being undermined at NHS mental health trusts and social care providers that were hit by a major cyber attack in August, doctors have warned. Three months after the major attack wiped out NHS systems, patients’ records are missing, safety has been compromised, and medication doses are at risk of being…
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Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Py: Personal Paraguay telecom victim of cyberattack Personal Paraguay is a privately owned Paraguayan telecommunications company that offers services in cellular phones, internet, and television. On October 28, it posted a notice on its Facebook page announcing that some services had suffered inconveniences. Irate customers responded that it had already been three days and wanted…
AstraZeneca password lapse exposed patient data
Here’s today’s example of “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking.” Zack Whittaker reports: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has blamed “user error” for leaving a list of credentials online for more than a year that exposed access to sensitive patient data. Mossab Hussein, chief security officer at cybersecurity startup SpiderSilk, told TechCrunch that a developer left the…
Aveanna Healthcare To Pay $425,000 Following Phishing Attacks in 2019 That Impacted Thousands of Massachusetts Residents
BOSTON — A Georgia-based home health and hospice care company will pay $425,000 after it failed to implement proper security measures to protect the personal information of patients and employees, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. The complaint and consent judgment against Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, entered today in Suffolk Superior Court, follows a series of phishing attacks that impacted more than…
Article: Factors Associated with Information Breach in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review
Factors Associated with Information Breach in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review Ahmad Khanijahani · Shabnam Iezadi· Sarah Agoglia · Spencer Barber· Courtney Cox · Natalie Olivo November 2022 Journal of Medical Systems 46(12) DOI:10.1007/s10916-022-01877-1 Abstract This systematic review aimed to identify the factors associated with information breaches in healthcare settings. We searched electronic databases, including…
Ransomware attack on Osaka General’s network stalls critical surgeries & daily operations
Teiss reports: In a press conference held on October 31st, Takeshi Shimazu, the head of Osaka General Medical Centre, said that the ransomware attack temporarily disrupted the facility’s electronic medical record system. The hospital’s officials said that while the medical centre’s Sumiyoshi Ward is still performing emergency operations, it has stopped providing outpatient care and…