ARH has issued an update to its report of a ransomware attack that occurred in August: After a thorough investigation into the late August cyberattack on the Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system, findings from independent computer forensic experts as well as federal authorities have determined that no ARH patient or employee health or financial information…
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Emblem Health notifies GHI members whose SSN was exposed in mailing labels
Group Health Incorporated (GHI), an Emblem Health company, is notifying members of a breach due to exposure of PHI on mailing labels. The mailing error occurred between October 3 and October 14, and was discovered on October 13. They explain: Earlier this month, GHI mailed you a copy of your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Evidence of…
Horizon says privacy breach could affect up to 170K N.J. customers
Susan K. Livio reports that a vendor error has affected as many as 170,000 BCBS members in New Jersey: Some benefit letters mailed to as many as 170,000 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey customers over a recent three-day period included the names, policy numbers and the physician information of other policy holders — a…
Woman accuses CAMC of confidentiality breach with infant’s information
Kyla Asbury reports: A woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center after she claims it breached its duty of confidentiality and provided her infant’s private medical information to a third party. In late 2014, Z.D. was a patient in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at CAMC and Andrekia Lawton was informed by an acquaintance of…
TX: Austin Pulmonary Consultants notifies patients after new cleaners throw out records meant for shredding
It’s been a while since I’ve seen any reports of cleaning contractors accidentally disposing of patient records intended for shredding, but a recent report by Austin Pulmonary Consultants may be a useful reminder that all new cleaning vendors or contractors need to ensure their staff knows what is for disposal and what is for shredding. In…
MLS seeks, finds, plugs data breach
Richard Mize reports: Home security system sales pitches were coming too soon and too accurately, hitting new homeowners and their real estate agents immediately after closing. Realtors smelled a rat. People were getting hit up for ADT Security systems based on private data, clearly. Plus, the ADT Security reseller was making it sound like the…