While many were looking forward to the Labor Day holiday weekend, the IT department at OakBend Medical Center learned they had been hit with a ransomware attack. The center is still trying to recover. In a notice on its website, the Texas medical center disclosed that after being hit by ransomware on September 1, it…
Category: U.S.
What’s the impact of ransomware attacks on healthcare entities? Did you ask the people who really know?
Expect some buzz next week about a new report with significant findings about the impact of cyberattacks on patient care and mortality. The study was funded by Proofpoint and conducted independently by Ponemon Institute. The survey addresses important questions about the impact of various types of cyberattacks on patient safety and care. While DataBreaches appreciates…
KY: Bardstown confirms ransomware hack last weekend
Nacogdoches Miller reports: The City of Bardstown released an official statement confirming rumors of a cyberattack involving ransomware ahead of the Labor Day weekend which leveled internet services for businesses and residents. While some services have been fully restored, others continue to be worked on. Read more at The Kentucky Standard.
Late notification raises questions about a US Radiology Specialists breach last year
As keen eyes have noticed, two radiology services — Gateway Diagnostic Imaging in Texas and Radiology Ltd in Arizona — recently submitted breach notices to the Montana Attorney General’s Office. Both notices reported an incident in December 2021. But were these separate incidents, or were they both the result of a third-party breach? Both Gateway…
3rd Circuit vacates dismissal of data breach suit
Biuckley LLP writes: On September 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated the dismissal of a class action alleging that a defendant pharmaceutical research company’s negligence led to a data breach. According to the opinion, the plaintiff, who is a former employee of the defendant’s subsidiary, provided her sensitive personal and financial…
Nearly 6,000 impacted by Franklin College hack
Andy Bell-Baltaci reports: People involved with Franklin College may have had personal data revealed to hackers that breached the school’s network with a malicious code attack. The attack occurred on Jan. 21, and college officials held back information to determine through an investigation what data might have been taken. After an investigation was completed in…