Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is notifying patients their information may have been compromised, according to a news release the hospital sent Monday. The hospital’s investigation, which included a third-party forensic firm, found that some employees’ email accounts were compromised in October 2018, the news release stated. Some emails included patient data, including names, dates of…
Category: Health Data
Hardin Memorial Hospital issues statement on ‘information technology disturbance’
On April 6, WAVE reported that Hardin Memorial Hospital had experienced some type of attack or interruption over the weekend that might be a hacking incident. Was it a ransomware attack or something else? It wasn’t clear from the hospital’s initial statement to WAVE and it’s still not been made clear. What has been made…
CT-GAN: Malicious Tampering of 3D Medical Imagery using Deep Learning
The following is the abstract of a research report that I saw at https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.03597. CT-GAN: Malicious Tampering of 3D Medical Imagery using Deep Learning Yisroel Mirsky, Tom Mahler, Ilan Shelef, and Yuval Elovici (Submitted on 11 Jan 2019 (v1), last revised 3 Apr 2019 (this version, v2)) In 2018, clinics and hospitals were hit with…
UK: Former NHS manager fined for sending personal data to her email account
A former GP practice manager has been fined for sending personal data to her own email account without authorisation, following an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Shamim Sadiq worked at Hollybrook Medical Centre in Littleover, Derby, but was suspended on 3 November 2017 for unrelated matters and dismissed later that month. Derby Magistrates’…
OH: University Hospitals’ employee accidentally shared health information for hundreds of patients
Ginger Christ reports: An employee at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital accidentally disclosed private health information for about 840 patients in late February, according to a news release today from the health system. UH said the employee, who has not been publicly identified, sent an email to a “select group of patients or…
Texas Medical Network Attracts Most Healthcare Data Hacks But It Is Fighting Back
Paul Flahive reports: Cyber criminals stole the health records of more than 9 million Americans last year, according to data from U.S. Health and Human Services. The data collected includes breaches from hospitals, health insurers and other health organizations covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which makes breaches public when they affect…