Marita Moloney reports: Healthcare group Saolta is investigating a possible data breach at University Hospital Galway. A number of patients had raised concerns after receiving a letter in the post from an organisation calling itself The Anglo American Lottery. The scam letter, which was posted to people’s home address, informs recipients that they have won…
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MO: Burrell Behavioral Health notified more than 67,000 patients whose ePHI were exposed by business associate
On March 29, Burrell Behavioral Health published a news release about an unnamed business associate accidentally exposing ePHI of more than 67,000 patients back in August, 2018. Burrell’s notification, reproduced below, does not indicate when the problem was first detected nor how they learned of it, but it was they who notified their business associate…
IA: Southern Hills Eye Care Notifies Patients of Ransomware Attack
From their web site: Southern Hills Eye Care has become aware of a potential data security incident that may have resulted in the inadvertent exposure of patients’ personal and health information. Although at this time there is no indication that an unauthorized party accessed or viewed patient information, or evidence of patient information being misused,…
Human Development Center in Duluth Notifies Patients After Email Breach
The Duluth News Tribune reports: The Human Development Center in Duluth says a data breach occurred in January, possibly exposing personal data of clients. According to HDC, during a routine review of email logs on Jan. 25, it was determined that an employee’s email account was compromised and accessed by individuals outside HDC on Jan….
Counselor for North Haven Substance Abuse Center Stole Patient Identity for Cable, Internet: Police
NBC in Connecticut reports: Police have arrested an employee of a substance use disorder treatment center in North Haven who is accused of stealing patients’ identities to get services like cable and internet. North Haven police arrested 39-year-old Kimberly Telford, of New Haven, who they said was a counselor at an outpatient center. She is…
Frederick Regional Health System notifies hospice patients of phishing incident
Frederick Regional Health System recently disclosed a phishing incident that compromised an undiclosed number of hospice patients’ personal and protected health information. Here is their notification, first reported by the Frederick News-Post. Frederick Regional Health System is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is to inform our…