From the Employees Retirement System of Texas, this breach information notice. Note that this was reported to HHS with ERS listed as a health plan, and the breach was reported as affecting 1,248,263 members, but also note that no medical or health information was reportedly involved. On August 17, 2018, the Employees Retirement System of…
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UK shipping provider Clarkson discloses 2017 hack and ransom demand
A breach disclosure notification issued today by Clarkson PLC is particularly notable for the fact that they were reportedly able to track down and recover a hacked copy of their data: Through the investigation and legal measures, Clarksons were then able to successfully trace and recover the copy of the data that was illegally copied…
Protection of Patient Health Information at Navy and Air Force Military Treatment Facilities
Audit: DODIG-2018-109 (pdf) From the audit’s findings: Officials from the DHA, Navy, and Air Force did not consistently implement security protocols to protect systems that stored, processed, and transmitted EHRs and PHI at the locations tested. Specifically, we identified issues at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; San Diego Naval Medical Center; USNS Mercy; 436th Medical…
Beacon Health System notifies 1,200 patients of employee wrong-doing
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – May 26, 2017 – Although unaware of any actual or attempted fraudulent misuse of patient information, Beacon Health System (“Beacon”) is notifying approximately 1,200 patients that records were accessed without proper authorization by a former employee. What Happened? After an audit of an employee access to medical records, Beacon discovered, on…
Misconfigured database may have exposed 1.5 million individuals’ PHI: researcher (UPDATE2)
Alliance Health is a technology company that owns and operates a group of condition-specific social communities with over 1.5 million registered members. Their 29 communities include conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, Crohn’s, asthma, allergies, and HIV, but also includes mental health conditions such as ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and anxiety disorders. To join a community, the member is…
Beacon Health System notifies patients after phishing attack (update2)
The following press release was issued on May 22 by Beacon Health System. Note the attempt to characterize this as a “sophisticated” attack. That’s PR-speak for “our employees fell for it.” Of note, it appears that this attack went back to November 2013. Was there any audit between then and now that could have detected…