CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UNC Hospitals announced that it has mailed letters to 719 patients whose information may be at risk for identity theft. On September 10, 2021, UNC Hospitals learned that one of its employees was using patient information for personal financial gain. The employee was responsible for handling payments from patients for services rendered…
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Email breach at vendor to alliance of dental practices impacts numerous practices, more than 170,000 patients
For the second time in the past year, an alliance serving dental practices has been hit with a cyberattack. Last year’s attack impacted patients at Kids First Dentistry & Orthodontics, a subsidiary of Professional Dental Alliance of Connecticut. They reported a a ransomware attack on First Impressions Orthodontics impacted their patients. This year, a number…
ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics notifies approximately 350,000 patients after ransomware incident
Quest-owned ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics, Inc. has notified approximately 350,000 patients whose data may have been accessed in a ransomware attack on Aug 8. The attack by unnamed threat actors was discovered on August 10, and Reprosource quickly severed all network connection activity and contained the incident. Although they have no evidence that any protected health…
Oregon Eye Specialists, PC notifies patients after email breach
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Oregon Eye Specialists, PC announces a data incident that may have impacted a limited number of individuals’ information. On August 10, 2021, Oregon Eye Specialists, PC identified unusual activity in an email account. An investigation determined that an individual accessed certain accounts between June 29, 2021 and August 31, 2021. Therefore, Oregon Eye Specialists, PC is reviewing the contents of…
Eskenazi Health now says some patient, employee information stolen in cyber attack
Shari Rudavsky reports that, as first reported by this site in August, Eskenazi Health officials have announced that information from patients and employees was stolen and released on the dark web. The hospital will send a letter to all individuals impacted, detailing what types of information the cybercriminals obtained. Read more on IndyStar.
Computer containing patient information reported stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital: Police
Jennifer Johnson reports: A computer that police say contained “sensitive patient information” was reported stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge last week. According to police, the laptop was stolen from the hospital campus at 1775 W. Dempster St. between 3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 6:30 a.m. the following morning. The exact location…