ABC reports: Staff at Albany’s public hospital have avoided serious consequences after confidential patient information was found by a member of the public in the building’s courtyard. A double-sided paper document listing the personal details of 11 mental health patients, their reason for admission and their risk factors was found in the courtyard of the Albany…
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Athens Orthopedic Clinic incident response leaves patients in the dark and out of pocket for protection
On June 26, after learning that databases with patients’ protected health information had been put up for sale on the dark web, DataBreaches.net began investigating and trying to alert the victim entities so that they could take immediate steps to try to mitigate harm to patients. By that evening, I had sent an email to Athens Orthopedic…
Marin Medical Practice Concepts remains silent about ransomware attack on patient records
Richard Halstead reports: Officials at a Novato company that provides medical billing and electronic medical records services to many Marin physicians aren’t talking about a ransomware attack on their system this month that left doctors unable to access patient records for more than 10 days. Lynn Mitchell, CEO of Marin Medical Practice Concepts, issued a…
Valley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants Notifying 882,590 Patients PLUS all Employees and Providers of Security Incident
If you can’t prove there was no access, the presumption is that it’s a reportable breach. Today, Valley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants (VAPC) announced that it is addressing a security incident involving certain patient, provider and employee information. VAPC is providing notice to approximately 882,590 patients, and all current and former employees and providers, who…
Bon Secours notifies 655,000 patients that vendor error exposed patient info on Internet
Bon Secours Health System, Inc. (“Bon Secours”) and its affiliates are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our patient information. This notice is to inform our patients of an incident involving one of our vendor’s handling of some patients’ information. On June 14, 2016, Bon Secours discovered that files containing patient information inadvertently…
Professional Dermatology Care, P.C notifies 13,237 patients after ransomware attack
From their web site: Dear Patients: On June 27, 2016, Professional Dermatology Care, P.C. (PDC, P.C.) discovered a potential data breach of its network server. Following a comprehensive cybersecurity and forensic investigation, PDC, P.C. learned that unauthorized third parties from outside the United States may have recently accessed and obtained patient protected health information and…