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From the Privacy and Data Protection Commission of Singapore, there’s an update to a breach that was previously disclosed in October 2021: A financial penalty of $58,000 and $10,000 was imposed on Fullerton Healthcare and Agape CP Holdings respec… Continue reading Breach of the Protection Obligation by Fullerton Healthcare and Agape CP Holdings
Sean Lyngaas reports: At least 100,000 people could have had their data compromised by a hack of contractors at the Department of Health and Human Services, a department official said Thursday, making it the latest US government agency to be caught up … Continue reading At least 100,000 could have had data exposed after US health department was hit by global MOVEit cyberattack
The Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Delaware has posted notice that some patient data was involved in a breach at Delaware Health Network (“DHN”). DHN is a healthcare-controlled network provider and electronic health records management provider th… Continue reading Henrietta Johnson Medical Center patients affected by breach at Delaware Health Network
HHS has announced another Security Rule enforcement action. This one involves iHealth Solutions (dba Advantum Health), a business associate. The incident involved an unsecured server where protected health information of patients was exfiltrated. The … Continue reading HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation with iHealth Solutions Regarding Disclosure of Protected Health Information on an Unsecured Server for $75,000
Many student loan borrowers caught a huge break this week with government forgiveness of some student loan debt. But for 2.5 million student loan borrowers, the week also brought news of a breach of their contact information and Social Security numbers… Continue reading Edfinancial and OSLA student loan account registration info hacked in Nelnet breach; 2.5 million affected
Is “Bl00dy Ransomware Gang” a new ransomware group on the scene, a rebrand, or neither? In July, a new channel appeared on Telegram called the “Bl00dy Ransomware Gang.” In August, information about alleged victims started to a… Continue reading New York medical practices hit by “Bl00dy Ransomware Gang”
Rebecca Thomas reports: It could take more than a year for hospitals to recover patient record systems following the recent NHS cyberattack, The Independent has learned. Hospitals impacted are likely to need two weeks to recover for every day the situa… Continue reading NHS cyberattack causing ‘total chaos’ in hospitals could take a year to recover
A DataBreaches opinion piece. You might think a giant insurer like Anthem, which has experienced at least several breaches over the years — including one of the most significant breaches ever — would understand the importance of transparenc… Continue reading Transparency #FAIL: Why won’t Anthem/Elevance Health answer a simple question about breaches?
On August 12, Onyx Technology of Maryland began notifying regulators and others about a ransomware attack they experienced. According to their notification to the Montana Attorney General’s Office on behalf of Independent Care Health Plan (iCare… Continue reading MD: Onyx Technology alerts clients and patients of ransomware incident
There’s an update to a breach reported on DataBreaches that involved both a business associate (Cotiviti) and insider wrong-doing by an employee of a subcontractor of the business associate (Visionary). Humana and Cotiviti agreed to a class actio… Continue reading Humana, Cotiviti settle class action affecting 65,000 members