KWCH reports that Kansas Heart Hospital became a victim of a ransomware attack Wednesday night. The hospital’s president, Dr. Greg Duick, says the hackers never got access to patient information, but the attack did cause problems. And here’s an example of why paying ransom may not be a good idea. The hospital agreed to pay the small ransom…
Category: Health Data
So does Spokeo v. Robins help plaintiffs or defendants?
I’ve read some of the commentaries on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Spokeo v. Robins, as both sides claimed victory. Today, I read commentary by Venkat Balasubramani and Eric Goldman. Both seemed to suggest that the decision may be of greater benefit to defendants in data breach lawsuits than to plaintiffs. Here’s a snippet from Venkat’s…
Comanche County Memorial Hospital notifies 2,199 patients after contractor’s email gaffe
On April 25, Comanche County Hospital Authority notified HHS that 2,199 patients were affected by an email incident. From their press release: Comanche County Memorial Hospital issues public notice of HIPAA Breach Lawton, OK (April 27, 2016) – Comanche County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) is committed to protecting the privacy of its patients and maintaining the highest…
Another Bizmatics, Inc. client notifies 7.500 patients of hack
Well, this is a bit different. Lafayette Pain Care, PC in Indiana notified HHS on May 9 about hacking/IT incident that affected 7,500 patients. In trying to track it down (there’s nothing that I could find on their web site), I came across a media report from May 10 that links this to the Bizmatics,…
NM: San Juan County notifying patients whose PHI were potentially viewable by hacker
KRQE reports: San Juan County is warning the public of a possible data breach in patients’ health records. Authorities say someone hacked into a county computer on Wednesday. An investigation shows no information was taken, but county officials say patients who participated in the DWI or Axis treatment programs may have had their personal information…
Did some disgrace besmirch “Anonymous” by hacking Turkish hospitals and leaking sensitive patient info?
The leak of more than 50 million Turkish citizens’ information in 2015 and 2016 was cause for great concern. Now Kevin Collier reports on a claimed hack involving Turkish citizens’ information that involves very sensitive personal and medical information. The hack was first reported by Hurriyet. Collier reports: A self-proclaimed member of the hacktivist group Anonymous has…