Niamh Griffin reports: Two months on from the cyberattack on the HSE and the consequences for patients are only starting to emerge, health professionals have warned. Vice-president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, Professor Rob Landers, said the IHCA has specific concerns around delayed cancer diagnoses. “If there is a high suspicion that a patient…
New Decision Narrows Scope of Georgia Computer Trespass Statute
Liisa Thomas and Snehal Desai of Sheppard Mullin write: The Georgia Supreme Court recently concluded that Georgia’s equivalent of the CFAA should be viewed narrowly, similar to the US Supreme Court’s recent, similar decision in Van Buren. In Kinslow v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court held that even if there is unauthorized use of a computer or computer network,…
Healthcare Under Attack
Health law attorney Matthew Fisher writes: Not a day can go by anymore without a report of at least one data breach (and likely more) or a cyber attack on a healthcare organization. The pace of attacks seemed to increase as the world shutdown in from COVID-19 and security concerns have only continued to increase….
Iran’s Rail Service Allegedly Hacked With Fake Delay Messages Urging Users To Call Khamenei
Aanchal Nigam reports: Iran’s railroad service became a victim of a cyberattack on July 9 with hackers posting fake delay messages or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country. A semi-official news agency in Iran reported that the hackers had sent messages such as “long delayed because of cyberattack” or “cancelled” on the…
Forefront Dermatology notifying patients and employees about ransomware incident
Update November 17, 2022: Forefront has reportedly settled a class action lawsuit for $3.75 million. Update: July 12, 2021: Post-publication, DataBreaches.net learned that external counsel for Forefront Management, LLC and Forefront Dermatology, S.C. reported the incident to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as impacting 4,431 patients. On July 14, however, this incident was added to…
Kroger reaches $5M settlement with Accellion breach victims, as Supreme Court defines ‘actual harm’
Jessica Davis reports: Kroger reached a $5 million lawsuit settlement with individuals impacted by a breach reported in February. The settlement was the third legal action tied to a health care data breach this week, shedding light on the rise in breach-related lawsuit trends in the sector in the last few years. Read more on…