On August 4, Practice Resources, LLC notified the California Attorney General’s Office that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack on April 12. They also notified HHS that 942,138 patients were affected by the breach (see below). The New York firm is a business associate that provides a variety of health management services,…
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Lee County Emergency Medical Services notifies past customers of third-party security breach
Cape Coral Breeze reports: Lee County Emergency Medical Services reports that on Aug. 4 staff received notification of a customer data breach related to a previous third-party vendor responsible for ambulance billing services. Lee County EMS conducted business with a company called Intermedix Corporation for nearly 15 years, ending its vendor contract in September 2014….
When 2+2 = OMG: Two hospitals, two breaches each, both discovered in same month.
Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions provided notice on Friday concerning a breach on January 20, 2022, when an unauthorized individual accessed a Microsoft Office 365-hosted business email account. Conifer discovered the breach on April 14, 2022. The email account is separate from Conifer’s internal network and systems, which were not impacted. But the compromise enabled the…
Warner Norcross & Judd notified 120,000 Priority Health Plan members of 2021 breach
On July 11, the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd reported a data breach to the California Attorney General’s Office and other states. This past week, they issued a press release concerning the same incident and also issued a second press release on behalf of Priority Health, a health insurer in Michigan. From the…
CPSB cybersecurity breach investigation handed over to DA
Emily Burleigh reports: Calcasieu Superintendent of Education Shannon LaFargue said progress has been made with the cybersecurity breach earlier this year. At Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, LaFargue said the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has officially turned over their findings to the DA’s office. In “encouraging news,” the investigation is now under the Department of…
Wordfly customers begin to disclose ransomware attack on the vendor
Wordfly is a digital marketing platform that offers email, SMS marketing, forms and surveys for its clients to use with their customers or contacts. On July 10, Wordfly experienced a ransomware attack that encrypted their environment and disrupted services until July 29, when their status account tweeted: WordFly has returned to service. Thank you for…