Leela Stockley reports that a data security incident at a Northern Light Health vendor may have compromised some patients’ information. The vendor, Compumedics, provides sleep disorder diagnostic services for health system patients seen at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Northern Light AR Gould, and Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital. No report has appeared yet…
Privacy commissioner reviewing reported Ontario Health atHome data breach
CBC reports: Both Ontario’s privacy commissioner and Ontario Health are investigating a reported data breach affecting Ontario Health atHome, the province’s home-care coordination service. The incident may have exposed personal health information for at least 200,000 home-care patients, the Ontario Liberals alleged in a news release Friday morning. The breach occurred on or around March 17 of this year but…
CMS warns Medicare providers of fraud scheme
Naomi Diaz reports: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is warning healthcare providers and suppliers about a new fraud scheme involving fake faxed requests for medical records. According to a June 26 alert posted on CMS’ website, scammers are impersonating CMS and sending phishing faxes that falsely claim to be part of a Medicare audit. The…
Ex-student charged with wave of cyber attacks on Sydney uni
Adam Vidler reports: A former student has been charged over a series of cyber attacks on a Sydney university that affected hundreds of staff and students. Since 2021, Western Sydney University had suffered a series of cyber hacks involving unauthorised access, data exfiltration, system compromise and misuse of university infrastructure – including threatening the sale of student…
Detaining Hackers Before the Crime? Tamil Nadu’s Supreme Court Approves Preventive Custody for Cyber Offenders
The 420.in reports: The Supreme Court recently upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to invoke preventive detention laws against cybercriminals. Justices Sandeep Mehta and Joymalya Bagchi termed the move “a very welcome approach,” highlighting the urgent need to address the growing threat of online financial fraud through stronger, faster legal mechanisms. […] Preventive detention allows…
Potential Cyberattack Scrambles Columbia University Computer Systems
Sharon Otterman reports: A potential cyberattack continued for a second day to cause widespread computer system outages at Columbia University on Wednesday as the school’s engineers worked to investigate the problem and restore service. The attack, which began in the early morning hours on Tuesday, initially shut down all systems on the school’s Morningside campus…