Here’s today’s example of “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking.” Zack Whittaker reports: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has blamed “user error” for leaving a list of credentials online for more than a year that exposed access to sensitive patient data. Mossab Hussein, chief security officer at cybersecurity startup SpiderSilk, told TechCrunch that a developer left the…
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NL: Patient files of Rainier van Arkel also captured in a hack
Jeffrey Clark reports: Data from the files of 184 clients of mental health organizations Reinier van Arkel and Ypse in Den Bosch was captured in the major health care filings hack earlier this week. The health care institution confirms this on its website. All concerned clients have been informed by the institution. It is not…
AU: Medibank’s latest update reveals more woes; My Home Hospital patient info accessed
AU health insurer Medibank has been diligently providing updates on a massive data breach. With each update, they have revealed growing awareness of how much personal data has been accessed or exfiltrated. Their latest update, issued overnight, begins: It has become clear overnight that the criminal has accessed patient information relating to My Home Hospital….
NC investigating claims Facebook received WakeMed, Duke Health patient data
Lauren Ohnesorge reports: A month after a federal lawsuit alleged Triangle hospitals disclosed patient phone numbers and other information to Facebook (Nasdaq: META) without permission, North Carolina officials confirm the state is also investigating. The accusations involve Facebook’s Pixel tracking tool, which plaintiff attorneys in multiple lawsuits filed across the country claim is being improperly used…
Keystone Health notifies 235,237 patients of data security breach
Keystone Health in Pennsylvania is notifying 235,237 patients about an incident they describe on their website: On August 19, 2022, we identified an incident that temporarily disrupted our computer systems. We reported the incident to law enforcement and worked with a third-party cybersecurity firm to determine what happened. Our investigation found that an unauthorized party…
Phishing incident may have exposed Seton patient names, clinical information
Jack Dowling reports: A vendor associated with Seton Medical Center in Harker Heights was recently the victim of a phishing incident, according to a news release from the hospital late Friday afternoon. According to the center, an unauthorized agent accessed the email accounts of two of the vendor’s employees. Read more at KDH News.