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February 29, 2024
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Change Healthcare ransomware attack continues to cause major problems for patients and providers

The attack on United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare unit continues to cause major problems. Pharmacies are struggling to fill prescriptions, patients cannot get their medications, and payment processes for providers are impacted. The problems began February 21 after hackers, subsequently identified as the AlphV (BlackCat) group, gained access to UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit. How they gained […]

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January 23, 2024
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Patients Extorted Over Photos Sue Doctors for Security Failures

Bloomberg Law reports: Pilfered snapshots of patients baring their bodies ahead of life-saving cancer operations and plastic surgeries are unexpectedly landing in the vast landscape of the public internet after cyberattacks, as hackers seek new ways to turn a profit. Campaigns to extort victims during ransomware attacks against health-care providers are evolving, according to lawsuits […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare
January 22, 2024
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COVID Test Data Breach: 1.3 Million Patient Records Exposed Online

Jeremy Fowler reports: Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained nearly 1.3 million records, which included COVID-19 testing information and personally identifiable information such as the patient’s name, date of birth, and passport number. The publicly exposed database contained an estimated 1.3 million records that included 118,441 certificates, […]

Data Breach News, Commentaries and Analyses, Healthcare, Malware Ransomware
January 19, 2024
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‘Punishing the victims’: Would banning ransom payments stop hospital cyberattacks?

In its The State of Ransomware in the U.S. report for 2023, Emsisoft opined that the only solution to the ransomware crisis is to completely ban ransomware payments. That recommendation has generated some discussion, and now Becker’s has also reached out to health system CISOs to get their reaction to the recommendation. The majority’s opinion […]

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December 16, 2023
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Cancer patients being extorted by ransomware gang

While many ransomware groups claim there’s nothing personal in what they are doing and that it’s “just business,” there are some lines even criminals should never cross. Interfering with patient care when lives might be on the line if care is delayed or disrupted is one such line. Attempting to harass, threaten, or extort seriously […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare
December 12, 2023
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Kentucky healthcare giant says 2.5 million people affected by May ransomware attack

The Record reports: A ransomware attack in May exposed 2.5 million patients of hospitals connected to healthcare giant Norton Healthcare. In notices submitted to regulators in Maine and California last week, the company said it discovered the attack on May 9 and later confirmed that it was dealing with a ransomware incident. After an investigation, the company said the […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare
December 07, 2023
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CarePointe ENT Settles HIPAA Lawsuit with Indiana Attorney General

The HIPAA Journal reports: In late September 2023, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against CarePointe ENT over a ransomware attack and data breach that affected 48,742 individuals. A settlement has been reached that will see CarePointe pay $125,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act and […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare
December 07, 2023
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Nine Prime Healthcare hospitals affected by MOVEit breach

CBIZ KA is a third-party vendor for Prime Healthcare that was affected by the MOVEit breach. They have issued the following notice: CBIZ KA, a third-party vendor for Prime Healthcare (Prime), discovered a security incident involving CBIZ’s use of MOVEit Transfer software, which has recently reported a security vulnerability. Prime takes the responsibility of safeguarding […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare
December 07, 2023
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Millions of patient scans and health records spilling online thanks to decades-old protocol bug

TechCrunch reports: housands of exposed servers are spilling the medical records and personal health information of millions of patients due to security weaknesses in a decades-old industry standard designed for storing and sharing medical images, researchers have warned. This standard, known as Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, or DICOM for short, is the internationally recognized […]