There’s yet another update to the troubling case of Spyros Panos, who had been charged with stealing another physician’s identity to continue on his fraudulent way after losing his medical license for other crimes. A post on this site in 2018 provides some of the background and history. On October 30, the Southern District of…
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Egregor threat actors pose risk to medical and dental entities
While some ransomware threat actors claim that they will not attack medical entities, others have not made any such pledge. In “Without Undue Delay,” DataBreaches.net noted that Egregor ransomware threat actors had added Dyras Dental in Michigan to their leak site in September. As I reported in that paper: The data dumped by the attackers as…
Finland government to help victims of identity theft
The Finnish Government has decided on measures to help victims of identity theft and to improve personal identity protection. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will firstly ensure that the victims of the data breach at Psychotherapy Centre Vastaamo continue to receive the necessary psychosocial and other support. Support will continue to be provided…
Breach Lawsuit Spotlights Complex Vendor Issues
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports on a lawsuit that stems from a breach first reported on this site in March, 2019. She reports: A medical device maker has sued an IT vendor in the wake of an email server migration mishap that exposed the health data of more than 277,000 individuals. The case illustrates the complexities…
Almost 11 million patients impacted by Blackbaud incident — and still counting
Earlier this week, Marianne Kolbasuk McGee had a follow-up piece on the Blackbaud ransomware incident. As part of her update, she reported that Blackbaud would not provide answers when asked about the number or names of clients involved in the incident who had patient data or medical information of donors involved. McGee notes: A snapshot…
Lawrence General Hospital notifying patients of breach
Lawrence General Hospital in Massachusetts is notifying patients of a breach that occurred in September. In their disclosure, LGH notes that on September 19, they discovered a “data security incident that disrupted the operations of our IT systems.” Their investigation determined that an unauthorized party “may have accessed its IT systems between September 9, 2020…