Collaborate Disseminate
Cianan Brennan reports: The Data Protection Commission has opened an investigation into the HSE after the personal files of patients were “compromised”. Questions have been raised about “unsuitable locations” in which that data was stored. A spokespers… Continue reading Data protection commissioners ‘want to look wider’ into patient file breach
A&A Services, which does business as Sav-Rx, is notifying 2,812,336 patients of a hacking incident in October 2023. According to its submissions to the California and Maine attorneys general, Sav-Rx detected an interruption to their network on Octo… Continue reading Sav-Rx notifies 2.8 million patients of October 2023 data breach
Marco A. De Felice aka @amvinfe reports: The RansomHub group made headlines last February when, following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, they disrupted operations for several weeks. Change Healthcare is the largest U.S. provider of revenue and pa… Continue reading American Clinical Solutions: Over 400,000 Medical Records in the Hands of RansomHub
The Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia issued the following statement on May 23 about a case that raises issues of transparency and claims of privileged information: LifeLabs has announced that it is seeking leav… Continue reading LifeLabs to appeal court’s decision to release Ontario IPC and BC OIPC breach investigation report
The Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center Team discovered a breach on May 7 that they initially described as an IT or tech incident. They have now made it clearer that this was a cyberattack. In a statement on their website on May 23, they write: Aloha Patient… Continue reading Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center cyberattack affecting services
United Urology Group describes itself as a national network of urology specialists with corporate headquarters in Maryland. Their network includes Arizona Urology Specialists Phoenix, Arizona Urology Specialists Tucson, Chesapeake Urology, Colorado Uro… Continue reading United Urology Group appears to be a victim of a ransomware attack; some patient data already leaked
On May 22, INC ransomware added First Nations Health Authority to its leak site with screenshots as proof of claims. On the same day, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) disclosed it is currently investigating a cybersecurity incident that it first d… Continue reading First Nations Health Authority detected and interrupted attack by INC ransomware group
Michael John Lo reports: A ransomware gang is threatening to release confidential data it claims to have stolen from London Drugs if it isn’t paid $25 million by Thursday. The retailer and pharmacy chain closed all of its 79 stores in Western Canada af… Continue reading Ransomware group says it will release stolen London Drugs data if it doesn’t get $25M in 48 hours
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: More than 100 medical associations and industry groups representing tens of thousands of U.S. doctors and healthcare professionals have banded together to urge federal regulators to hold Change Healthcare responsible fo… Continue reading 100 Groups Urge Feds to Put UHG on Hook for Breach Notices
Chad Van Alstin reports: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a $50 million incentive program to encourage hospitals to improve their cybersecurity. Dubbed the Universal Patching and Remediation for Autonomous Defense—or … Continue reading HHS launches $50M security initiative to thwart hospital ransomware