PA News Agency reports that as a result of the attack, more than 10,000 appointments were cancelled at the two London NHS trusts that were worst affected, and a significant number of GP practices in London were unable to order blood tests for their patients. Now the Health Service Journal (HSJ) [paywalled] has reported that…
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UBS reports data leak after cyber attack on provider, client data unaffected
Chain IQ said it and 19 other companies had been the target of a cyber-attack resulting in a data leak that was published online on the darknet. CNA reports: Swiss bank UBS on Wednesday said it had suffered a data leak due to a cyber attack against one of its providers, but that no client…
Episource notifying 5.4 million patients of cyberattack in January
Episource, LLC, is a business associate that provides healthcare technology and solutions, specializing in medical coding, risk adjustment, and data analytics for health plans and providers. On February 6, anomalous activity in their system alerted Episource to a potential attack. In response, they shut down computer systems, initiated an investigation, called in a special team,…
HealthEC Agrees to $5.48 Million Settlement to End Data Breach Lawsuit
Daniel Lopez reports: HealthEC LCC and its clients finally reached a settlement to resolve a class action data breach lawsuit involving a hacking incident and data breach in 2023. Analytics software vendor HealthEC, based in New Jersey, provides healthcare companies with a platform to determine high-risk patients and limitations to optimal healthcare. From July 14, 2023…
UPDATING: Credit Control Corporation denies any current breach
Update: And this is why we said “allegedly” and “unconfirmed.” CCC responded to yesterday’s inquiry with the following reply: Credit Control Corporation is not currently the subject of any data breach or security incident referenced in your message. The original post appears below for context. A seller on a forum claims to have data on 9.1…
School Districts Unaware BoardDocs Software Published Their Private Files
Mark Keierleber has an interesting and concerning update on the BoardDocs breach previously reported by DataBreaches on June 1: BoardDocs, a software tool used by thousands of school boards to track meeting minutes and store confidential information, has suffered a data breach affecting districts nationally, The 74 has learned. Records at the center of the…