Katrina Stokes reports: Private patient documents were accidentally left outside the old Royal Adelaide Hospital overnight in a potential security breach that has been labelled ”a serious matter” by doctors. […] A statement provided to The Advertiser from the Central Adelaide Local Health Network admitted the Health Department was “aware of an isolated issue regarding the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Hand Rehabilitation Specialists notifies patients of possible hack by TheDarkOverlord
Back around the Fourth of July holiday, I was busy attempting to confirm some claimed hacks by TheDarkOverlord (TDO). And no, I’m not referring to any entities I’ve previously named on this site, but yet other healthcare entities I’ve never named. In encrypted chats, TDO had provided me with samples of patient data from approximately…
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants notifies 19,203 patients after ransomware incident
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, PA in Delaware recently reported a ransomware attack to HHS that affected 19,203 patients. The attack began on June 17, but wasn’t discovered until July 7. The practice notes that there was no indication that any PHI was accessed, much less acquired. I was impressed by their robust response to the incident…
Yet another breach due to envelope windows?! CVS Caremark exposes patients’ HIV status in mailings
I can almost hear Yogi Berra saying, “It’s deja vu all over again.” Lou Chibbaro Jr. reports: CVS Caremark, a division of the CVS pharmacy and healthcare company, abruptly discontinued a mailing last week to patients in Ohio receiving HIV-related medication from the company after it learned that a reference to “HIV” appeared above the…
Victim of TheDarkOverlord notifies HHS that 6,642 patients’ data were hacked
Back in June, this site noted that the majority of victims of TheDarkOverlord had not reported the claimed breaches to HHS and that this site had filed a Freedom of Information request with HHS seeking any records on those breaches. That FOIA request included an incident involving the medical practice of Drs. Feinstein & Roe…
Tx: Institute for Women’s Health warns patients personal data compromised in network hack
Samantha Ehlinger reports: The Institute for Women’s Health warned patients that hackers may have stolen some of their personal information or credit or debit card data, the physicians’ group said Thursday. The San Antonio OBGYN practice said a so-called keylogger virus was installed on its network on June 5. The virus was discovered July 6…