Lawrence General Hospital in Massachusetts is notifying patients of a breach that occurred in September. In their disclosure, LGH notes that on September 19, they discovered a “data security incident that disrupted the operations of our IT systems.” Their investigation determined that an unauthorized party “may have accessed its IT systems between September 9, 2020…
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Cork hospital fined €65k after patients’ personal data found in public recycling facility
Cianan Brennan reports: The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has handed down a €65,000 fine to Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) after the personal data of 78 of its patients was discovered disposed of in a public recycling facility elsewhere in the county. The complaint was first raised with the DPC in June 2019 after a…
Hospital, Patients Seek Ransomware Attack Settlement Approval
Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: Saint Francis Healthcare System and the representatives of a class of over 90,000 patients is asking a federal court to approve the final settlement of a lawsuit growing out of a 2019 ransomware attack on a computer network that disrupted medical services and exposed patient records to unlawful access. Read more…
Dozens of patient records dumped in St. Louis industrial area
Erin Richey reports that someone found boxes of patient records belonging to DaVita Florissant Dialysis on West Florissant Avenue. “Found names, Social Security numbers, addresses, lab reports, entire medical history of people and personal information,” he said. “ Read more on KSDK. According to the report, because Missouri does not regulate dialysis clinics, the state department…
Junior doctor who accessed patient records improperly and failed to engage with regulator is struck off
From an article in BMJ: A junior doctor who improperly accessed the medical records of three hospital patients without a legitimate reason and who then lied about it to a trust investigation has been struck off the UK medical register after failing to engage with the regulatory process. Neha Muralidharan was suspended for 10 months…
Centerstone patients, employees impacted by data breach
Joseph Wenzel reports that Centerstone, a provider of substance abuse and mental health services, is notifying employees and patients of a breach: The investigation into the “IT security incident” started after an employee for Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc. noticed “unusual activity” involving their email account. Centerstone said an independent computer forensics firm found certain current…