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20 million Americans in 21 states ‘are still at risk of dangerous healthcare after cyberattack’: IT breach at one of biggest hospital chains in the US has already caused overdoses, cancer delays and ambulance diversions

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dissent

Caitlin Tilley reports: Twenty million Americans are at risk of ‘dangerous’ healthcare after a cyberattack at one of the country’s biggest hospital chains last month, security experts have told DailyMail.com. CommonSpirit Health — a system that runs 140 hospitals, and more than 1,000 care sites including cancer clinics, surgery hubs and stroke centers— suffered a major IT breach…

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Yale Medicine discloses breach of doctor’s prior patient records system

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dissent

From an incident report appearing on Yale Medicine’s website: Yale Medicine has discovered a cybersecurity incident, involving the records of patients seen by Dr. Tito Vasquez at his former practice, Connecticut Plastic Surgery Group LLC, between 2009 and May 2021. This notice concerns a data security event that may have resulted in unauthorized access to…

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When was the last time you checked on the paper records you put in storage somewhere?

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dissent

A cardiology practice recently discovered that early patient records stored in a basement locker had been stolen at some unknown time. Given that these were paper account ledgers, is there even a backup so that the practice will have the names and then-contact information of everyone who should be notified? Their media notice does not…

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PA: Medical assistant charged with stealing and misusing patient identity information

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Dissent

Altoona Mirror reports on a case of insider wrongdoing: A medical assistant has been arrested on charges related to stealing patient information for personal use. Ashley Latimer, 34, of Philadelphia, used information she collected from patient records and licenses to open credit cards, purchase items and lease apartments, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a…

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NY: Commack School District faces ransomware attack, superintendent says

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Dissent

Another Long Island school district may have fallen prey to a ransomware attack. Superintendent Jordan Cox informed parents of the Commack School District in a message Wednesday. “We have contacted federal, state and local authorities, including Homeland Security, and we are working closely with our Cyber Insurance carrier,” Cox wrote. “Ransomware such as this is…

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Arkansas county offices working without computers during possible breach

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Dissent

Bill Bowden reports from Arkansas: Across Arkansas, many county government employees were working without computers on Wednesday after a Rogers-based information technology company told them to shut down computer servers because of a possible security breach. “They’re telling us not to even turn them on, period,” said Stephen Willis, the Newton County assessor in Jasper….

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