On June 20, DataBreaches.net reported that The Woodruff Institute in Florida had been attacked by “Grief” threat actors. At that time, the threat actors had dumped some files concerning business operations from the multi-location plastic surgery and dermatology practice, but other than about 50 laboratory test result reports for patients, there was not a tremendous number…
Category: Health Data
HHS warns entities; patients file potential class action lawsuit over PACS breach
HHS recently issued an alert about a known vulnerability allowing access to some picture archiving communications systems (PACS). The vulnerability had been reported two years ago, and again months later, and there had been updated alerts since then. HHS is advising entities to address this as a priority now if they have not done so…
TX: Fraudster Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Sentenced to Prison
There’s an update to a previously noted case in Texas. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas on July 8: PLANO, Texas – A McKinney man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Demetrius Cervantes, 46, pleaded guilty…
Ie: Delayed cancer diagnoses fears over HSE cyberattack backlog
Niamh Griffin reports: Two months on from the cyberattack on the HSE and the consequences for patients are only starting to emerge, health professionals have warned. Vice-president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, Professor Rob Landers, said the IHCA has specific concerns around delayed cancer diagnoses. “If there is a high suspicion that a patient…
Healthcare Under Attack
Health law attorney Matthew Fisher writes: Not a day can go by anymore without a report of at least one data breach (and likely more) or a cyber attack on a healthcare organization. The pace of attacks seemed to increase as the world shutdown in from COVID-19 and security concerns have only continued to increase….
Forefront Dermatology notifying patients and employees about ransomware incident
Update November 17, 2022: Forefront has reportedly settled a class action lawsuit for $3.75 million. Update: July 12, 2021: Post-publication, DataBreaches.net learned that external counsel for Forefront Management, LLC and Forefront Dermatology, S.C. reported the incident to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as impacting 4,431 patients. On July 14, however, this incident was added to…