Anthony Salamone reports: The records of an unspecified number of clients of an Upper Bucks County behavioral-health and substance abuse nonprofit, which serves the Lehigh Valley, might have been stolen as part of a ransomware attack on the agency earlier this year. Penn Foundation in West Rockhill Township said it informed clients Tuesday of the…
Category: Health Data
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada attacked by REvil threat actors
See update at bottom of this post for statement from UMCSN. They do confirm that there was a breach. The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, who proudly proclaims itself the official healthcare provider for the Vegas Golden Knights, has allegedly been the victim of a cyberattack by REvil (Sodinokibi) threat actors. The well-known ransomware…
FL: Physicians Dialysis Provides Notification of Data Security Incident
The following is a press release from Physicians Dialysis. MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Physicians Dialysis has learned of a data security incident that involved personal information and protected health information belonging to certain current and former patients and employees. On March 21, 2021, Physicians Dialysis discovered unusual activity within its digital environment. Upon discovering this…
NZ: Waikato DHB working to notify those affected by dark web leak
When DataBreaches.net spotted a dump with data from the Waikato DHB ransomware incident on a new dark web leak site, we wondered whether it was the data originally provided to journalists as proof or if this was a larger dump. It now appears to be a larger dump. Laura James reports: Waikato DHB’s tonight confirmed…
Portugal: Cyberattack on Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo Impacting Notification of COVID-19 Test Results
The Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada was hit with a cyberattack that was detected on June 24. As of today, the hospital is still working to recover from the attack while prioritizing notifying people who tested positive for COVID-19 in recent tests. Those who tested negative have experienced delays in notification. In…
UK: I was fired for telling ICO of Serco track and trace data breach, claims sacked worker
Gareth Corfield reports: A British coronavirus contact tracer who has said she was sacked from Serco for blowing the whistle on a data breach had part of her legal case thrown out because she was working for a mini umbrella company and not Serco itself, a judge has ruled. The woman, named by Bristol Employment…