Here’s one of the nightmares I’ve occasionally had over the past two years: a healthcare entity gets hacked, but instead of patient data being stolen, it’s corrupted, leading to inaccurate patient medical records that result in wrong treatment or even fatal mistakes. Has it already happened? Data corruption is a risk that has always been mentioned in…
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Protenus’s October Breach Barometer is available
As it has done in past months, Protenus has compiled a monthly report on health data breaches in the U.S. that were disclosed during October. Their analyses are based on data and information provided by this site and blogger. Of special note: in the past two months, we have now learned of two incidents affecting at…
Follow-up: Investigation Confirms No Patient or Employee Information Compromised in Cyberattack on Appalachian Regional Health system
ARH has issued an update to its report of a ransomware attack that occurred in August: After a thorough investigation into the late August cyberattack on the Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system, findings from independent computer forensic experts as well as federal authorities have determined that no ARH patient or employee health or financial information…
MI: Lansing Board of Water & Light paid $25,000 ransom after cyberattack in April
There’s an update to a ransomware attack on Lansing Board of Water & Light that had been reported back in May. The Lansing State Journal reported this week: The Lansing Board of Water & Light paid a $25,000 ransom to unlock its internal communications systems after they were disabled by a cyberattack last spring, officials…
Data Privacy Event Affects UFCW Local 655 Food Employers Joint Pension Plan
UFCW Local 655 Food Employers Joint Pension Plan is providing notice of a recent data event that may have affected the security of personal information relating to current and former UFCW Local 655 Food Employers Joint Pension Plan participants. On or around July 21, 2016, UFCW was the victim of a ransomware attack. UFCW immediately began…
IN: Madison County pays ransom on advice of insurer
Well, this is interesting: a media report says that a county’s insurer advised them to pay a ransomware demand. Ken de la Bastide reports: On the advice of their insurance company Madison County officials are moving forward to pay the ransom demands by a unknown group that attacked the county’s computer system. Madison County was…