When CoPilot Provider Support Services recently disclosed a security incident that they had known about since 2015, their statements might have led you to believe that a disgruntled former employee had hacked them or misused previously authorized access, and that law enforcement might be looking into criminal charges. If you thought that, you were wrong on both counts. CoPilot Provider Support Services (“CoPilot”) describes itself…
Category: Health Data
SC: Lexington Medical Center notifies employees of breach
WISTV reports: The employee database of the Lexington Medical Center is the latest victim of a cyberattack. In a statement released by the hospital, the breach was discovered Friday morning. The breach showed that there has been unauthorized access to the employee information database, called eConnect/Peoplesoft. Medical center officials learned about the breach this week…
Family Service Rochester experiences data breach
Hannah Yang reports: Authorities are investigating a data breach at Family Services Rochester. Family Services Rochester has notified individuals that portions of its computer systems that contained personal information had been compromised. On Jan. 26, Family Services Rochester discovered some of its files were encrypted with ransom ware. Authorities were notified immediately, and an investigation…
Information Breach Reported By Hillsborough County
Sherri Lonon reports: Hillsborough County Aging Services has notified about 650 clients about a possible breach of protected health information that occurred in 2011. The potential breach was brought to the county’s attention in December 2016 by a former employee. According to the county, the possible breach occurred in March 2011 when an employee of…
Thousands of medical records stolen from Zanesville practice
Kate Snyder reports: Thousands of patient files kept by Capital Prosthetic & Orthotic Center, Inc. were stolen from a storage locker in Zanesville in December. The information stolen, according to a release from Capital Prosthetic, may have included patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, medical diagnosis/treatments and insurance information. Across…
Bend medical billing employee arrested in ID thefts
KTVZ reports that a woman who worked at Desert Orthopedics in Bend, Oregon was arrested last month and charged with theft and identity theft for stealing and misusing some patients’ financial information. The case against Karleigh Kelly,36, arose last month, when Bend police got a report of fraudulent activity on a Redmond resident’s account, said Bend…