Your morning reminder that health data breaches are … everywhere

Every day, I compile data on breaches or leaks involving medical or health data. Many of them never appear on this blog at all.  Others will appear on this blog many months before the entity ever discloses the breach to regulators or those impacted. Ma… Continue reading Your morning reminder that health data breaches are … everywhere

Hit by Conti ransomware in October, Medical Healthcare Solutions now notifying clients’ patients

On January 21, Medical Healthcare Solutions issued a statement on its website about a ransomware attack, although they do not state that it was a ransomware attack. Nor do they identify the incident as an attack by Conti, but it was. Medical Healthcare… Continue reading Hit by Conti ransomware in October, Medical Healthcare Solutions now notifying clients’ patients

Clara City respiratory therapist reprimanded by state for twice reading patient records without authorization

Linda Vanderwerf reports: A respiratory therapist from Clara City has been reprimanded by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for looking at patient records without authorization. In addition to receiving a reprimand, Kurt Lee Koenen of Clara City … Continue reading Clara City respiratory therapist reprimanded by state for twice reading patient records without authorization

St. Lucie’s County Drug Screening Lab notifying more than 14,500 people after discovering multi-year misconfiguration of web portal

St. Lucie’s County Drug Screening Lab offers a variety of types of drug screening St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee and Indian River Counties. Juvenile & Adult Drug Screens Court Related Drug Screens Parent Visitation Screens (parent tests before… Continue reading St. Lucie’s County Drug Screening Lab notifying more than 14,500 people after discovering multi-year misconfiguration of web portal

Valley Regional Transit target of ransomware attack, info may have been compromised

CBS2 reports: Valley Regional Transit says the personal information of some 535 employees, contractors and customers may have been exposed during an October ransomware attack. Valley Regional says the cybercriminals were able to access its network and … Continue reading Valley Regional Transit target of ransomware attack, info may have been compromised

Guilford Technical Community College notifies 65,646 affected by ransomware incident in 2020

On September 19, 2020, DataBreaches.net reported that Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) in North Carolina had reportedly become a ransomware victim of DoppelPaymer on September 13. The following month, this site followed up by asking whether … Continue reading Guilford Technical Community College notifies 65,646 affected by ransomware incident in 2020