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AU: Aged care operator’s resident data stolen and dumped in ransomware attack

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Dissent

Speaking of ransomware attacks in Australia, Emma Koehn reports: ASX-listed aged care operator Regis has been hit by an international cyber attack that has led to the release of sensitive personal data, adding to the woes of the company which is battling a coronavirus outbreak at one of its Melbourne centres. The $400 million operator…

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Some Cub Pharmacies in Minnesota report breaches due to looters

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Dissent

Cub Pharmacies is the fourth chain I’ve seen that is reporting some theft of protected health information related to looters during protests in May.  But when you read the descriptions of these events — these not just protesters protesting. These people intentionally stole patient data and records.  For what political protest purpose?  None that I…

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WV: Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center notifies residents and employees of breach first discovered in February 2019

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Dissent

I know some people may think I’m being too harsh, but really — almost 1.5 years from detection to notifications to people of a breach? Their response in terms of preventing more incidents seems reasonable, but the gap to figure out that notification was needed and then whom to notify seems too long.  What will…

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IBM Security 2020 Cost of Data Breach Report Shows 10% Annual Increase in Healthcare Data Breach Costs

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Dissent

HIPAA Journal reports on the newly released IBM study: The 2020 Cost of Data Breach Report from IBM Security has been released and reveals there has been a slight reduction in global data breach costs, falling to $3.86 million per breach from $3.92 million in 2019 – A reduction of 1.5%. There was considerable variation in data…

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Ca: Health records found at Fort Simpson dump may have been stolen: report

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Dissent

Katherine Barton reports a long-awaited update to a 2018 incident where the investigation was delayed due to backlog: The Northwest Territories’ privacy commissioner’s investigation into medical records allegedly recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill in 2018 point to someone stealing the files from a health and social services building in the community. CBC North first…

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Privacy Breach at Central Health

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Dissent

A notice posted to their site: Central Health is announcing today that a former employee has inappropriately accessed the health records of approximately 240 individuals. “Central Health would like to apologize to each person who has had their privacy breached”, said Andree Robichaud, President and CEO of Central Health. “We take confidentiality and privacy very…

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