Here’s today’s example of how an entity may claim that they had no reason to believe patient data had been compromised, only to find that it had been. In February, Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics (“WHMC”) in California discovered they had been the victim of a cyberattack that occurred between December 26 and February 28….
Category: Health Data
NDPC, Health Ministry Partner to Boost Data Protection in Healthcare
Voice of Nigeria reports: The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has announced a collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to establish a robust data protection framework within the healthcare sector. This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr. Itunu Dosekun, Head of the NDPC Media Unit….
Radiology practice reportedly working with FBI after ‘data security incident’
Marty Stempniak reports: A Pacific Northwest radiology practice has reportedly worked with the FBI following a recent “data security incident.” Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists posted a notice of the matter on its website March 26. The Bellingham, Washington-based group said it first noticed the network disruption around Jan. 25, immediately engaging outside forensic specialists…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
While DataBreaches was aware of the 2023 incident referenced below, this site was not aware of any 2019 ransomware attack. The following is a press release issued by HHS OCR today: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA),…
Nude photos and names: KU Health and Kansas hospital sued for data breach
Stacey Saldanha-Olson reports: Two undisclosed patients filed a lawsuit April 15 after a Lawrence physical therapist breached more than 400 people’s medical data to target women who’d had breast augmentation surgery and other plastic surgery, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court of Kansas. The undisclosed patients are suing through a class action…
Dialysis firm DaVita hit by ransomware attack (1)
Updated April 24, 2025: The InterLock ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this attack. They claim to have exfiltrated 1,510 GB of data, 683,104 files, and 75,836 folders, and have leaked the file tree and some folder information. Reuters reports: DaVita said on Monday it had become aware of a ransomware incident that has encrypted…