Some breaches dribble out over time, especially when they involve a business associate. This time, it’s Magellan Healthcare, Inc. On September 17, Magellan Healthcare, Inc. notified HHS after an employee of Magellan Rx Management fell prey to a phishing attack in May that was discovered July 5. Analysis of the contents of the employee’s email…
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MO: Saint Francis Healthcare announces ransomware incident involving Ferguson Medical Group; not all records recovered
Updated Nov. 21: This incident has just been posted on HHS’s public breach tool as impacting 107,054 patients. Original Post: Marsha Heller of KAIT 8 reports that Saint Francis Healthcare System announced that Ferguson Medical Group (FMG) in Sikeston, Mo. was hit with a ransomware attack on September 20th. The following is the notice on…
Phishing Incident at Kalispell Regional Healthcare May Have Affected 129,000 Patients
Myers Reece reports: Beginning today, Kalispell Regional Healthcare is mailing out letters to nearly 130,000 patients whose personal information may have been involved in a data breach over the summer. Patients’ personal information may have included their name, address, medical record number, date of birth, telephone number, email address, medical history and treatment information, date…
DCH Healthcare Systems pays hacker to end ransomware attack
Pat Duggins reports a follow-up on the DCH Hospital system ransomware incident that resulted in the hospitals turning patients away: The DCH Hospital system in west central Alabama may be accepting new patients as soon as Monday after resolving a ransomware attack. The Associated Press and the Tuscaloosa News report the three-hospital network paid a…
Hackers attack Indian healthcare website, steal 6.8 million records
IANS reports: New Delhi: In a startling revelation, US-based cyber security firm FireEye said on Thursday that hackers broke into a leading India-based healthcare website, stealing 68 lakh records containing patient and doctor information. Without naming the website, FireEye said cyber criminals — mostly China-based — are directly selling data stolen from healthcare organisations and…
Hackers Targeting Healthcare with Financially Motivated Cyberattacks
Jessica Davis reports: Healthcare organizations are increasingly being targeted with financially motivated cyberattacks by hackers attempting to gain access to valuable patient records and others sensitive information, according to FireEye researchers. While it’s been clear for some time that hackers have targeted the healthcare sector given many providers operate on outdated or unsupported systems, new…