I hate to see medical entities become victims of ransomware attacks, but if they do, then I’m glad to see them promptly alert patients to any problems. Central Indiana Orthopedics is a positive example of prompt alerting. The following notice appears on their web site: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We regret to inform you that Central Indiana…
Category: Health Data
Members of at least two health insurance plans notified of ransomware attack on PracticeMax (updated)
Updated March 7, 2022: PracticeMax reported this incident to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as impacting a total of 165,698 patients. Their updated notice explains that the breach began on April 17, 2021, and they became aware of technical problems on May 1, 2021. The notice also reads, in part: On October 19, 2021, while…
Ca: Hackers leak police takedown video, medical records in Durham Region breach by CL0P
Jon Woodward reports: A CTV News Toronto investigation has discovered that a data breach at the Durham Regional government is much larger than already known, including medical reports, complaints about medical treatment, and potential evidence in a criminal case. That data, including security camera video that shows a man’s arrest on a Durham Regional Transit…
NJ: University Hospital recently learned of long-running insider-wrongdoing breach
The following notice by University Hospital in New Jersey is the kind of notification no healthcare entity wants to have to publish. It involves a rogue employee misusing their access to obtain information on patients that may ultimately be provided to personal injury lawyers or those trying to recruit clients or patients who have suffered…
Suspected Chinese hackers behind attacks on ten Israeli hospitals
Bill Toulas reports: A joint announcement from the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber Directorate in Israel describes a spike in ransomware attacks over the weekend that targeted the systems of nine health institutes in the country. In the joint announcement, the Israeli government states that the attempts resulted in no damage to the hospitals…
IL: Potential data leak causes confusion for Belvidere School District parents
13WREX reports: A data error has caused confusion in the Belvidere School District. On Wednesday, the school district sent out an email to parents saying there was an issue involving data surrounding the saliva based COVID-19. The school district said Wednesday night while the University of Illinois SHIELD staff were preparing data files for the…