Samm Quinn has an update on the Hancock Health ransomware incident first reported the other day. The hospital ultimately paid a $55,000 (4 BTC) ransom to regain access to its systems, because although it could restore from backup, it would have taken more time. The hackers targeted more than 1,400 files, the names of every…
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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences notifying 280,000 Medicaid patients after hack
Oof. Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is notifying 279,865 Medicaid patients of a hacking incident. Here is the notice from OSU’s web site: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) takes the privacy and security of our patients’ information very seriously. Regrettably, this notice is regarding an incident in which some Medicaid patient information…
1 in 5 RNs have experienced a data breach at their organization
Julie Spitzer reports: Though 20 percent of RNs claim their facilities experienced a data breach, only a quarter of them have seen changes in the way their companies handle data security and patient privacy over the past year, according to a survey administered by the University of Phoenix College of Health Professions. The survey queried responses…
DJO Global Notifies St. Rose Dominican Patients of Potential Breach of Personal Information
January 5, 2018 – DJO Global, Inc., a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, announced today that on September 25, 2017 DJO discovered an incident involving the potential disclosure of certain personal information of individuals who received a DJO Global product from the Siena, San Martin or De…
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Notice to Medicaid Patients of a Data Security Incident
January 5, 2018 – Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) takes the privacy and security of our patients’ information very seriously. Regrettably, this notice is regarding an incident in which some Medicaid patient information may have been compromised. On November 7, 2017, we learned an unauthorized third party had gained access to folders…
Florida officials: Hack exposed 30K Medicaid patients’ files
Jesse Byrne reports: Hackers might have accessed the medical records and other personal information of tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients in November, Florida official announced late Friday. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) said in a press release reported by The Associated Press that one of its employees was the “victim of a malicious phishing…