May 23, 2024 at 07:22AM San Antonio healthcare provider CentroMed is notifying 400,000 patients of a recent cyberattack that compromised personal and health data. The breach, discovered on May 1, exposed names, addresses, medical details, financial information, and Social Security numbers. This is the second attack in a year, with the prior incident affecting 350,000 … Read more
April 29, 2024 at 02:27PM Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all of its stores due to a “cybersecurity incident,” impacting locations across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The disruption has affected the ability to fill prescriptions, with pharmacists available for urgent needs. The incident reflects the increasing targeting of healthcare organizations and … Read more
April 29, 2024 at 11:27AM Kaiser Permanente notifies 13.4 million patients of a data breach involving exposure of personal information to third-party advertisers. The leaked data includes names, IP addresses, and health-related search terms, but not sensitive financial information. Following an internal investigation, the organization has removed tracking technologies and added safeguards to prevent future … Read more
April 26, 2024 at 02:23PM Kaiser Permanente notified 13.4 million current and former members about potential unauthorized data transmission to Google, Microsoft, and Twitter, from its websites and apps. The transmitted information included personal and health-related data, but not sensitive identifiers. Kaiser has taken measures to remove the technology and prevent recurrence. This raises concerns … Read more
April 26, 2024 at 08:39AM Thousands of patients’ personal and health information was exposed in a data breach at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. The breach was a result of a phishing attack on employees, compromising 23 mailboxes. Approximately 6,085 individuals’ information may have been impacted. The health system took measures to address … Read more
April 25, 2024 at 03:58PM The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services revealed a data breach involving patients’ personal and health information exposed by a phishing attack on 23 employees’ email credentials. The breached data includes patients’ names, contact information, medical records, and health plan details, though not Social Security Numbers or financial data. … Read more
April 23, 2024 at 10:30AM UnitedHealth Group paid a ransom to cybercriminals following the Optum ransomware attack in February, which caused significant disruptions to healthcare services. The attack led to 6TB of sensitive patient data being stolen, with ransom payments totaling $22 million. The company has confirmed a data breach incident and is providing support … Read more
April 4, 2024 at 12:57PM City of Hope, a renowned cancer treatment and research center, disclosed a data breach compromising sensitive information of over 820,000 patients. The breach occurred between September and October last year, involving unauthorized access to systems and potential exposure of personal data. The organization is taking steps to address the incident … Read more
March 13, 2024 at 10:45AM Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector continue and are unlikely to decrease due to the industry’s susceptibility to exploitation. The sector’s reliance on diverse OT devices controlled by IT systems over WiFi, coupled with challenges in patching and device management, poses a significant security risk. Segmentation is recommended to mitigate … Read more
February 22, 2024 at 12:03PM American Vision Partners, a medical management resource group, is facing a class action lawsuit due to a data breach affecting over two million patient records. The breach, discovered in November 2023, compromised patients’ personal data. The company is providing free credit monitoring and identity protection, but a law firm is … Read more