On September 4, UC Health in Cincinnati disclosed that it is investigating a recent email phishing incident that may have involved patient information. In a press release posted on their site, they report that on July 6, they learned of a phishing attack that led to unauthorized access to “a limited number of UC Health…
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Temple University Health System back online after cyber attack
KYW reports: A Philadelphia hospital is getting back online after falling victim to a cyber attack. Temple University Health System’s computer system was hacked last week, according to officials. They say the cyber attack compromised numerous operations from email to scheduling. Read more on KYW.
Ca: Unauthorized Accesses of Health Information Lead to Eleventh Conviction
August 29, 2019 — A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) pleaded guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to illegally accessing health information under the Health Information Act (HIA) on August 21, 2019. Rosario Aldave was found to have accessed the health records of 52 Albertans without authorization. She received a $5,000 fine and was…
122,000 Providence Health Plan customers may be affected by data breach at Dominion National
Ted Sickinger reports: The personal information of as many as 122,000 customers of Providence Health Plan’s dental program in Oregon may have been compromised in a security breach at the program’s administrator, Virginia-based Dominion National. Read more on OregonLive. While 122,000 is a lot of patients potentially affected, it could have been worse if Providence…
Ransomware attack impacts hundreds of dental offices
Cassidy Williams reports: Hundreds of dental offices across the country were targeted in a ransomware attack. PerCSoft, IT company that was attacked, is based out of West Allis. It wasn’t immediately clear whether patient data, including Social Security numbers, was compromised. Read more on Fox6. As Catalin Cimpanu reported on ZDNet, PerCSoft collaborated with The…
NZ: Hospital emails stolen in phishing scam
CCDHB reports: A Capital & Coast DHB staff member has fallen victim to an email phishing scam which took thousands of emails from their address to other email addresses across New Zealand and internationally. But no private or patient information has been compromised. The staff member’s email address was immediately locked down to prevent further…