ABC reports: A local council in Melbourne’s south-east is embroiled in a privacy breach, after the personal details of more than 2,000 residents were accidentally distributed to the public. A survey was emailed to 952 clients of the City of Kingston Maternal and Child Health Service on Wednesday, but there was an excel spreadsheet attached…
Category: Health Data
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Man Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud
Here’s a case of insurance info theft to fuel a fraud scheme: NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man has been charged in connection with his role in establishing fake medical facilities in New Jersey and billing insurance companies for services that were never performed, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Eduardo Arango Chong, 21, of Hialeah,…
Protenus’s October Breach Barometer is available
As it has done in past months, Protenus has compiled a monthly report on health data breaches in the U.S. that were disclosed during October. Their analyses are based on data and information provided by this site and blogger. Of special note: in the past two months, we have now learned of two incidents affecting at…
NHS patients being put ‘at risk’ because of cybersecurity flaws
Tom Cheshire reports: A Sky News investigation has discovered the NHS trusts putting patients at risk by not protecting their data online. Seven NHS trusts, serving more than two million people, spent nothing on cybersecurity in 2015. Sky News worked with security experts to find serious flaws in their cybersecurity, which could be easily exploited by…
Follow-up: Investigation Confirms No Patient or Employee Information Compromised in Cyberattack on Appalachian Regional Health system
ARH has issued an update to its report of a ransomware attack that occurred in August: After a thorough investigation into the late August cyberattack on the Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system, findings from independent computer forensic experts as well as federal authorities have determined that no ARH patient or employee health or financial information…
Emblem Health notifies GHI members whose SSN was exposed in mailing labels
Group Health Incorporated (GHI), an Emblem Health company, is notifying members of a breach due to exposure of PHI on mailing labels. The mailing error occurred between October 3 and October 14, and was discovered on October 13. They explain: Earlier this month, GHI mailed you a copy of your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Evidence of…