Paula Reed Ward reports that Guy Caley, 53, of Canonsburg, a former medical technician at West Penn Hospital, has been sentenced to serve 11 to 22 months in Allegheny County Jail, to be followed by 10 years of probation. Caley pleaded guilty in May to 89 counts including invasion of privacy and intercepting communications. Of note,…
Category: Health Data
Moorfields Eye Hospital investigating cyberattack on Dubai hospital, notifying patients
In one of the latest attacks on medical entities, AvosLocker has claimed that they exfiltrated 60 GB of data from “Moorfields NHS UK & Dubai.” So far, however, there is no evidence that any UK servers were hit — only Dubai ones. Moorfields in a specialty eye hospital that is part of the UK’s National…
OH: Memorial Health System experiences ransomware attack
Amy Phelps reports that on Sunday morning, Memorial Health System experienced a ransomware attack. In a press conference, CEO Scott Cantley provided some information and informed the public that the health system is working with emergency backup systems and “modifying some of the things we do. We will continue to provide exceptional care to our community.” According…
Data breach at US waste management firm exposes employees’ healthcare details
Emma Woollacott reports: A data breach at US waste management firm Waste Management Resources has exposed the healthcare information of current and former employees, as well as their dependents. The company says that on January 21, it discovered signs of suspicious activity. “We immediately launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists, to determine…
Cyberattack hits vaccine records for thousands of Durham Region children
John Woodward reports: The personal information of more than three thousand children in daycares throughout Durham Region was stolen in a cyberattack early this year that CTV News Toronto has learned is larger than previously known. That data from some 80 daycares, which also included the detailed vaccination records of some 200 children, was recently…
Nl: Not all victims of the GGD Covid data theft were informed
NL Times reports: There are many more people whose data was leaked from the GGD in January than the 1,250 people the GGD reported, according to RTL Nieuws. Not all people whose data was stolen and possibly sold on the internet have been notified about what happened to their private information, the news outlet stated….