Notice posted on InterMed, P.A.’s web site, Nov. 4: On September 6, 2019, we learned that an unauthorized individual gained access to an employee’s email account between September 4 and September 6, 2019. We immediately took steps to secure the account, began an internal investigation, and engaged a leading national computer forensic firm to conduct an…
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Brooklyn Hospital Center notifies patients after data could be not be recovered after malware attack
Brooklyn Hospital Center has issued a press release about a data incident that may not have resulted in access or exfiltration of patient data (they couldn’t determine that) but did result in their inability to recover certain data related to specific patients. From their notice: In late July 2019, the Hospital became aware of unusual activity…
Washington University School of Medicine notifies patients of HIPAA breach
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis issued this notice on Nov. 1: Washington University School of Medicine announced today that it began mailing letters to patients whose information may have been involved in a recent security incident at its Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. On Sept. 3, 2019, the School of Medicine…
The Guidance Center notifies 1,235 patients after discovering insider wrongdoing
What havoc and costs a rogue insider/employee can cause. Here’s another example — this one from a new disclosure by external counsel for The Guidance Center in Long Beach, California. The Guidance Center (TGC) provides comprehensive mental health treatment to disadvantaged youth and their families. In their lawyer’s words: In late March of 2019, TGC…
20,000 Utah Valley Eye Center patients may have had information hacked after HIPAA breach
Braley Dodson reports: Demographic information for more than 20,000 patients could have been accessed after Utah Valley Eye Center was hacked last year, according to the center. The Provo business’s portal was hacked on June 18, 2018, and an email was sent to 5,764 patients disguised as a notification from PayPal telling the patients they…
SC: Prisma Health discloses third patient data breach in two months
Noah Feit reports: Patients and volunteers at several Midlands hospitals might have had their personal information exposed online, according to Prisma Health. The problem was discovered after a Prisma Health employee’s login credentials were compromised, said Tammie Epps, a spokeswoman for the largest hospital system in South Carolina. Read more on The State. I had…