Christie Battista reports: The “cyber event” that ended with several systems being taken offline across North Healthcare properties earlier this week came as no surprise to Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, director of the cybersecurity lab at the University of Louisville. […] Norton continues to evaluate its computer systems after the hacked. The hospital said Tuesday it…
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More breach news from the U.S. healthcare sector
A small roundup of incidents from the past 24 hours, including some dark web disclosures Uintah Basin Healthcare notifies patients of data breach discovered in November Uintah Basin Healthcare (“UBH”) in Utah became aware of unusual activity in their network on November 7, 2022. They are first notifying patients who received care at UBH between…
HK: Personal data, medical history of 100,000 OT&P Healthcare patients may have been compromised in cyberattack
Lars Hamer reports: The personal data and medical history of about 100,000 patients of a Hong Kong healthcare group could have been leaked because of a cyberattack last Thursday, the operator confirmed with the Post. OT&P Healthcare CEO Robin Green on Monday said the cyberattack took place within the clinic’s management and operating system. “That…
Two class action lawsuits against home healthcare providers get preliminary settlement approval
Settlements in two lawsuits against home healthcare entities were announced recently on Top Class Actions. Both settlements have yet to receive final approval, but here’s what we know so far: Maxim Healthcare Group Maxim HealthCare Services provides staffing for nursing services that include in-home services. A breach in October – December 2020 affected staff but…
United HealthCare reports a data breach that may have revealed the customer’s personal information
The CBS reports: United HealthCare made customers aware of a data breach on Friday, which temporarily allowed access to personal information for those enrolled in the company’s healthcare plans. According to a statement, “suspicious activity” was noticed on the UHC mobile application “that may have led to the disclosure of member information.” The company says…
The Fortra/GoAnywhere breach also affected healthcare entities. Here’s what we know so far, Part 2.
More than two months after Fortra first began notifying clients that threat actors had exploited a vulnerability in GoAnywhere, many patients whose protected health information was stolen may still have no clue. In Part 1, we noted six entities that have disclosed the breach. Five of them are listed on Clop’s leak site with their…