August 1, 2024 at 05:48AM Pharma giant Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information in a February 2024 cyberattack. The incident was disclosed in a regulatory filing, revealing that additional data was compromised beyond the initial discovery. Cencora has completed its review of the stolen information and provided notifications to impacted individuals and … Read more
May 16, 2024 at 06:42AM Security researchers disclosed almost a dozen vulnerabilities affecting GE HealthCare Vivid Ultrasound products, posing risk of ransomware implantation and patient data manipulation. Vulnerabilities require physical access to devices and range from hard-coded credentials to path traversal. Exploit chain can be used to execute arbitrary code. Other recent security flaws have … Read more
April 26, 2024 at 05:38AM Kaiser Permanente, a major healthcare provider, revealed a data security breach affecting around 13.4 million individuals in the U.S. The leaked information, including personal and navigational data, was transmitted to third-party vendors through the organization’s websites and mobile apps. While sensitive details like usernames and financial information were not shared, … Read more
November 15, 2023 at 11:17AM PJ&A, a medical transcription service provider, experienced a cyberattack in March 2023 that exposed the personal information of approximately 9 million patients. The breach included sensitive data such as full names, dates of birth, medical records, social security numbers, and more. PJ&A began notifying affected individuals on October 31, 2023. … Read more
November 9, 2023 at 11:49AM US Radiology Specialists, a major private radiology group, has been fined $450,000 by the attorney general of New York over a data breach caused by a ransomware attack. The breach compromised the personal and health information of nearly 200,000 patients, including 92,000 New Yorkers. The attackers gained access to the … Read more
November 7, 2023 at 06:43PM TransForm, a shared service provider for multiple hospitals in Ontario, has confirmed that a recent cyberattack on their systems was a ransomware attack. The attackers stole a database containing information on 5.6 million patient visits. The impacted hospitals had to reschedule appointments and redirect non-emergency cases. The organization has stated … Read more