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A ransomware gang has begun to publish data on the dark web stolen from Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank.
Curiously, the hackers have released details of insured customers, sorted into two files bearing the label “naughty-list” and “good-… Continue reading Having refused to pay ransom, health insurer Medibank sees customer data posted online by hackers
Embattled Australian health insurer Medibank says that it will not pay a ransom to cyber extortionists who stolen the personal data of almost ten million customers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Medibank refuses to pay ransom after 9.7 million health insurance customers have their data stolen
Ascend is moving insurance into the digital age by with a payments platform that combines financing, collections and payables. Continue reading Ascend raises $5.5M to provide a BNPL option for commercial insurance
A hospital in Massachusetts quietly paid off a ransomware gang after a February hack that exposed patients’ sensitive medical and financial data, the hospital said in a May 28 statement. Sturdy Memorial Hospital, a 126-bed facility in the city of Attleboro, said that the information exposed in the hacking incident may have included insurance claim numbers, medical history, treatment information, Social Security numbers, bank routing numbers and credit card numbers and security codes, among other data. “In exchange for a ransom payment, we obtained assurances that the information acquired would not be further distributed and that it had been destroyed,” Sturdy Memorial said. Other Massachusetts health providers with which Sturdy Memorial Hospital has worked were swept up in the incident. The breach affected data belonging to patients of Harbor Medical Associates, South Shore Medical Center and providers affiliated with South Shore Physician Hospital Organization, according to the statement. Nearly four […]
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LifeLabs, the largest provider of healthcare laboratory testing services in Canada, has suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal and medical information of nearly 15 million Canadians customers.
The company announced the breach in a pr… Continue reading LifeLabs Paid Hackers to Recover Stolen Medical Data of 15 Million Canadians
Amazon has gone live with Amazon Care, a new pilot healthcare service offering that is initially available to its employees in and around the Seattle area. The Amazon Care offering includes both virtual and in-person care, with telemedicine via app, chat and remote video, as well as follow-up visits and prescription drug delivery in person […] Continue reading Amazon launches Amazon Care, a virtual and in-person healthcare offering for employees
The United States Justice Department today announced charges against a Chinese hacker and his hacking team member for their alleged role in the 2015 massive data breach at health insurance giant Anthem and three other unnamed American companies.
Fujie… Continue reading U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker For 2015 Anthem Data Breach
Kentucky-based health insurance provider Humana fell victim to a third data breach from December 2018, this time caused by a third-party vulnerability. According to a detailed notice to the California Attorney General’s Office and affected custom… Continue reading US Health Insurer Humana Announces Third Data Breach after Third-Party Hack
Another day, Another data breach!
This time-sensitive and personal data of hundreds of thousands of people at Boys Town National Research Hospital have been exposed in what appears to be the largest ever reported breach by a pediatric care provider or… Continue reading Boys Town Healthcare Data Breach Exposed Personal Details of Patients
Singapore’s largest healthcare group, SingHealth, has suffered a massive data breach that allowed hackers to snatch personal information on 1.5 million patients who visited SingHealth clinics between May 2015 and July 2018.
SingHealth is the largest h… Continue reading Singapore’s Largest Healthcare Group Hacked, 1.5 Million Patient Records Stolen