Emily Featherston reports: Email is no stranger to being linked to cases of identity theft and data breaches. Most of the time, the thief sends a phishing message that coaxes information out of the victim or brings along viruses or malware. However, a single email led to the improper release of the information of 158…
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PA: Judge revives employee lawsuit against UPMC after 2014 data breach
Rachel Z. Arndt reports the latest development in litigation stemming from a 2014 data breach disclosed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Within a year, more than 800 employees had reportedly become victims of tax refund fraud/identity theft. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week revived an employee lawsuit against UPMC stemming from a data…
Tandigm Health notifying 7,000 patients after discovering vulnerability that might have exposed patient data in 2017
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Tandigm Health (Tandigm), a value-based healthcare company that supports health plans by collaborating with primary care physicians to enhance and improve patient care, announced today that it is sending letters to patients about a recent security incident involving patient information. On September 25, 2018, Tandigm discovered a potential vulnerability in…
NJ: Summit Medical Group notifies patients about missing notebook
Anthony Vecchione reports: Summit Medical Group said Monday it is looking into an incident of a possible security leak of patient data. SMG said it became aware of the potential unauthorized disclosure of patient medical records Sept. 5 when management and privacy office personnel were notified a notebook maintained by a medical assistant in the…
FL: Health First, Inc. notified 42,000 patients after phishing incident
On October 5, Health First, Inc., a Florida-based healthcare provider, notified HHS of a breach that affected 42,000 patients. The incident was coded on HHS’s breach tool as hacking/IT incident involving e-mail. It has taken a while to obtain more details, but DataBreaches.net has now received a statement from Matthew Gerrell, Senior Vice President, Consumer…
Jobscience breach impacted multiple health systems’ job applicants (UPDATED)
This week, Huntsville Hospital in Alabama disclosed a breach involving their vendor, Jobscience. The breach affected those applying for employment with the hospital. But Huntsville wasn’t the only hospital affected by Jobscience’s breach. In October, and flying under most media radar, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Florida disclosed that they had been contacted by Jobscience on…