Jay Jay reports: The South Reading & Shinfield Group Medical Practice, a healthcare clinic in Reading, recently leaked the email addresses of many of its patients after clinic officials included their email addresses in an emailed invitation. Source: Teiss
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Avamere Health Services updates its breach disclosure
Back in July, DataBreaches reported on an Avamere Health Services breach. Avamere has now updated their breach notification. Their newer notice is being provided on behalf of the following entities to whom Avamere is a Business Associate as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”): A-One Home Health Services, LLC Avamere at…
When was the last time you checked on the paper records you put in storage somewhere?
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…
HC3: Analyst Note: Venus Ransomware Targets Publicly Exposed Remote Desktop Services
November 9, 2022 TLP: Clear Report: 202211091400 Executive Summary HC3 is aware of at least one healthcare entity in the United States falling victim to Venus ransomware recently. The threat actors behind Venus ransomware operations are known to target publicly exposed Remote Desktop Services to encrypt Windows devices. This report provides additional information, indicators of…
NL: Patient files of Rainier van Arkel also captured in a hack
Jeffrey Clark reports: Data from the files of 184 clients of mental health organizations Reinier van Arkel and Ypse in Den Bosch was captured in the major health care filings hack earlier this week. The health care institution confirms this on its website. All concerned clients have been informed by the institution. It is not…
Amazon accidentally exposed an internal server packed with Prime Video viewing habits
Zack Whittaker reports: It feels like every other day another tech startup is caught red-faced spilling reams of data across the internet because of a lapse in security. But even for technology giants like Amazon, it’s easy to make mistakes. Security researcher Anurag Sen found a database packed with Amazon Prime viewing habits stored on an internal Amazon server that…