Keck Medical Center of USC is notifying patients of a ransomware attack that they discovered on August 1. The ransomware affected two servers that did not contain EMR but that did contain internal documents that included demographic information, date of birth, health information including treatment and diagnosis, and in some cases, Social Security numbers. Other files…
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Lost and Found: Ventura County Health Care Agency notifies patients of breach
The Ventura County Star reports that 777 patients of the Ventura County Health Care Agency have been notified of a breach that happened in July because an employee took paperwork home and then couldn’t find it. The data reportedly included names, birth dates and medical history. Two cases involved financial data including Social Security numbers. The files…
MA: Codman Square Health Center notifies members after breach at NEHEN
Notice of breach of unsecured health information This is a notice for patients whose information is accessible through New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN). On July 13, 2016, Codman Square Health Center was notified that a health information exchange was accessed without authorization and against Codman’s policies. The individual accessed information of many individuals that…
KidsPeace announces possible client information breach
Dan Sheehan reports on a possible breach involving records that were created solely to document that patients’ medical and treatment records had been securely destroyed. Yes, this would be an appropriate place to insert an “oi veh.” SCHNECKSVILLE — A box containing confidential client health information disappeared from an office at KidsPeace, but the agency says it…
Court orders WakeMed to mitigate breach, pay fine
There’s a follow-up to a lawsuit noted previously on this site, and I think it will be of interest to those interested in healthcare sector breaches. John Murawski reports: WakeMed Health and Hospitals will soon notify thousands of patients that their personal and medical information was disclosed in court filings over six years. A federal bankruptcy…
Kennesaw State student hacks system, changes grades, steals data: Police
Fox5 reports: Police have arrested a Kennesaw State University student accused of hacking into the school’s system to change grades and steal personal data. Cobb County Police say Chase Arthur Hughes illegally accessed the university’s Owl Express program to alter his grades and the grades of four other students. Police say he also stole the…