Rachael Ward reports: The private details of almost 200 patients being treated at a major Melbourne hospital may have been accessed by online criminals. On Thursday, the Royal Women’s Hospital notified 192 patients their data might have been compromised. The hospital says it has not been hit by a cyberattack and the breach was sparked by a…
Category: Health Data
Pathology Lab Has Most of Patient’s Data Breach Claims Dismissed
Bernie Pazanowski reports: A patient at a pathology laboratory who suffered a data breach can pursue his negligence claim against Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., but all of his other claims were dismissed. Tri Thai said that the company was subject to a “massive and preventable cyberattack” that it discovered on Dec. 17, 2021. He…
Rock County Health Department in Wisconsin victim of cyberattack
Officials in Rock County, Wisconsin have confirmed to Recorded Future News that they experienced a cyberattack on September 29: “Since some systems are not yet fully operational, this may temporarily impact certain County operations. However, the public should experience minimal service disruption at this time. We are investigating the full nature and scope of this…
Aretis Health LLC notifies patients of 50 entities about MOVEit breach
Add Aretis Health LLC to the list of entities affected by the MOVEit breach. Aretis performs billing functions for NorthStar Anesthesia, and made notification to patients and HHS on behalf of the following entities: AmSol Physicians of Elkin, NC, PLLC Anesthesia Company of Houston, PLLC Anesthesia Resources Management Solutions, Inc Coronado Anesthesia, PLLC Digestive Health…
ECHN cyberattack compromised Social Security numbers, financial info and patients’ medical records
Eric Bedner reports: The cyberattack against the Eastern Connecticut Health Network in August resulted in the theft of employee and patient names and Social Security numbers, as well as patients’ confidential health and financial information, according to an attorney representing Prospect Medical Holdings — ECHN’s parent company. In a letter to the Connecticut attorney general’s office on…
Indiana attorney general sues provider over violation of consumer protection, privacy laws
Abigail Ruhman reports: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing a northwest Indiana medical office over a ransomware event that put personal and protected health information at risk. The lawsuit alleges the provider was aware of security concerns before the data breach. The lawsuit filed last week against CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and…