In a post yesterday, I reported that protected health information and identity information of patients of Athens Orthopedic Clinic that had been leaked online by hackers remained available to anyone who knows where to look for it. Although it’s frustrating and understandably worrying to patients, I give AOC credit that they tried to find the leaks and plug them. I…
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Plaintiffs Cannot Bring Data Breach Lawsuits Without Evidence That Information Will Be Used To Harm
Every time there’s a big breach that has consumers or patients outraged, I see rumblings in the Comments section of posts about class-action lawsuits. An article by John Devine, Edward McAndrew, and Gregory Szewczy of Ballard Spahr about a recent opinion in District Court for the D.C. Circuit is a timely reminder of the uphill battle plaintiffs may…
Quest Records LLC breach linked to TheDarkOverlord hacks; more entities investigate if they’ve been hacked
At the end of June, DeepDotWeb broke the story that hackers calling themselves TheDarkOverlord (TDO) had put three databases with patient information up for sale on the dark net. Although the owners of the databases were not listed, DataBreaches.net was able to identify two of the three entities as the Athens Orthopedic Clinic (AOC) in Atlanta and Midwest Orthopedic Pain and Spine (MOPS) in Farmington, Missouri. Both entities…
Three TheDarkOverlord incidents appear on HHS’s public breach tool
Quick note to point out that three of TheDarkOverlord’s victims have reported their breaches to HHS, although the numbers they report do not always match what had been claimed by TDO and previously reported in the media: Midwest Orthopedic Pain and Spine reported that 29,153 patients (not 48,000) were affected; Athens Orthopedic Clinic reported that 201,000…
Athens Orthopedic committed to rectifying data breach issues
One of the surgeons at Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Georgia has written an open letter to patients and the community. I would encourage everyone to read it for perspective.
MO: A second TheDarkOverlord target confirms hack (updated)
In the past 24 hours, two of TheDarkOverlord’s targets have publicly acknowledged breaches previously reported by this site. Yesterday, it was the Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Georgia who issued a public statement (previous coverage). Today, it’s a group of clinics in Farmington, Missouri (previous coverage). Daily Journal Online reports: The medical group which includes Midwest…