Harper Robinson reports: Surgeries delayed, prescriptions needing to be written by hand, and some patients being transferred to other hospitals. These are all affects of the recent cyberattack at Singing River Health System. “We still deliver great patient care,” said Dr. Randy Roth, Singing River Chief Medical Officer. “It’s a little bit slower. For us…
Category: U.S.
UMinn sued, accused of taking insufficient action to prevent data breach
The Talk of DelMarVa reports: A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach. Attorneys for the two plaintiffs said in the lawsuit filed in federal court Friday that the university “was fully…
AZ: Data breach could affect more than 100,000 in Pima County
Jamie Donnelly reports on yet more people affected by the MOVEit breach: More than 100,000 Pima County residents could be affected by a nationwide data breach that affected the company that handled COVID-19 case investigations and contact tracing here, officials say. The company, Maximus Health Services Inc., notified the county earlier this month that data…
PA: Chambersburg School District Faces Third Day of Closures Due to Ongoing IT Issues
Franklin County Free Press reports: Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) will remain closed on Wednesday, August 30th for the third consecutive day, following persistent IT network disruptions that have plagued the district. The ongoing technical issues have resulted in a halt in educational instruction, creating disruptions and challenges for both students and their families. The…
University of Michigan severs ties to internet after cyberattack
Jonathan Greig reports: The University of Michigan announced that it has severed its ties to the internet and cut off access to some systems after experiencing a cyberattack that began on Sunday. In a message to the school’s more than 51,000 students on Monday, the school’s chief information officer Ravi Pendse said that the university…
Developing: Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea Health hit by cyberattack
Yesterday, DataBreaches received a phone call from an employee at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The employee was asking if we knew anything about a cyberattack on Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) and stated that everything had been down for two days but the employees were not really being given information other than…