On November 21, the Cactus ransomware gang added Petersen Health Care to its leak site. The listing has been updated since then. As proof of claims, Cactus leaked several screenshots of identity documents like passports. They did not indicate whether these were employee documents or patient-related documents, although it would be more likely if they…
Category: Health Data
UK: Severn Valley Medical Practice data breach leads to sacking
Joseph Broady reports: A staff member at a city GP surgery was sacked after lying about having appointments – resulting in a patient data breach. The data breach was confirmed by Severn Valley Medical Practice, which oversees the Henwick Halt Medical Centre in St John’s and the Lyppard Grange Medical Centre in Warndon. A letter was sent by…
AHA opposes HHS’ plan for cybersecurity fines
Naomi Diaz reports: The American Hospital Association said HHS’ plan to levy financial penalties in the event of a cyberattack on a healthcare organization would be counterproductive. In a Dec. 6 statement, the AHA said it is advocating for the HHS to review its proposal that requires healthcare organizations to be compliant with new cybersecurity requirements and…
Attorney General James Secures $400,000 from Dental Insurance Provider for Failing to Protect Patient Data
Chris Boyle reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $400,000 from one of New York’s largest dental insurance providers, Healthplex, Inc. (Healthplex), for failing to properly protect the personal and medical information of New Yorkers. Healthplex, a Long Island-based company, had inadequate data security practices that made it susceptible to a data breach attack…
Ransomware Group Publishes Stolen Medical Data
Paul Sisson reports: Though Tri-City Medical Center got its operations back up and running 17 days ago, ransomware extortion efforts appear to be ongoing against the Oceanside hospital. Earlier this week, a cybersecurity expert noted in a message on X, formerly called Twitter, that “INC RANSOM”, a well known group of cyber extortionists, announced its possession of records stolen…
Did Akumin experience two cyber attacks in October and November? It has only acknowledged one. (1)
On October 25, DataBreaches reported that Akumin’s ability to provide diagnostic services at some locations remained disrupted two weeks after they detected suspicious activity on their network. What they subsequently identified as a ransomware attack occurred during a time when Akumin was also dealing with bankruptcy. While there was some resolution of financial issues, things…