CBC News reports: One employee at Hawkesbury General Hospital has been let go after personal information was improperly accessed, Radio-Canada has learned. Patients who had their information viewed were recently informed in a letter. Chantal Groleau, one of the people who received a letter, was told her personal information was viewed between March 2016 and October…
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NC: Pasquotank-Camden EMS notifies 40,000 after hacking incident
On February 25, Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service in North Carolina reported a breach to HHS that affected 20,420 patients. A notification sent to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office explained that sometime in late December, 2018, the county became aware of an unauthorized intrusion from outside of the U.S. Investigation revealed that the intruder was able…
Maffi Clinic notifies 10,465 after ransomware incident
On September 11, 2018, Maffi Clinics in Arizona joined the ranks of those attacked by ransomware. From their notification letter (see below), it appears that the clinic was prepared and quickly implemented their incident response plan. The consulting firm promptly identified the unauthorized access point and terminated it; isolated and removed the ransomware; and restored…
Delaware Guidance Services notifies 50,000 parents and guardians after ransomware incident
On February 26, Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, Inc. (“DGS”) sent a letter to parents and guardians of their young patients. The letter explained that on December 25, 2018, DGS had become the victim of a ransomware attack that had locked up the patient records. Those records contained personal information, such as name,…
Pharmacy benefits management vendor discloses ransomware incident
Direct Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management service provider in Ohio, recently notified more than 9,300 patients after discovering that they had been the victim of a ransomware attack. Direct Scripts became aware of the attack on January 30, and immediately launched an investigation to determine what had happened and if any patient protected health information…
Thousands of Arizonans hit in Medicaid agency’s data breach
Jessica Suerth reports: Thousands of Arizonans were affected by a data breach earlier this year that targeted the state’s Medicaid agency, it was announced Monday. The breach of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System affected more than 3,100 individuals when their IRS 1095-B forms were delivered to the wrong addresses. Read more on KTAR.