NY: Practice Resources, LLC notifies 942,138 patients after ransomware attack

On August 4, Practice Resources, LLC notified the California Attorney General’s Office that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack on April 12. They also notified HHS that 942,138 patients were affected by the breach (see below). The New Y… Continue reading NY: Practice Resources, LLC notifies 942,138 patients after ransomware attack

Lee County Emergency Medical Services notifies past customers of third-party security breach

Cape Coral Breeze reports: Lee County Emergency Medical Services reports that on Aug. 4 staff received notification of a customer data breach related to a previous third-party vendor responsible for ambulance billing services. Lee County EMS conducted … Continue reading Lee County Emergency Medical Services notifies past customers of third-party security breach

When 2+2 = OMG: Two hospitals, two breaches each, both discovered in same month.

 Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions provided notice on Friday concerning a breach on January 20, 2022, when an unauthorized individual accessed a Microsoft Office 365-hosted business email account. Conifer discovered the breach on April 14, 2022. The emai… Continue reading When 2+2 = OMG: Two hospitals, two breaches each, both discovered in same month.

Warner Norcross & Judd notified 120,000 Priority Health Plan members of 2021 breach

On July 11, the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd reported a data breach to the California Attorney General’s Office and other states. This past week, they issued a press release concerning the same incident and also issued a second press re… Continue reading Warner Norcross & Judd notified 120,000 Priority Health Plan members of 2021 breach

Data breach lawsuits settle: UPMC vendor and a holding company for department stores

Two potential class action lawsuits involving data breaches have reportedly settled. One awaits final approval in October, but the other settlement is already final. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center data breach $450K class action settlement Duri… Continue reading Data breach lawsuits settle: UPMC vendor and a holding company for department stores

Illuminate Education Breach Included Los Angeles Unified & Riverside County Districts, Pushing Total Impacted to Over 3M

Hats off to Kristal Kuykendall and THE Journal for tracking the Illuminate Education breach. Kykendall reports: The breach of student data that occurred during a January 2022 cyberattack targeting Illuminate Education’s systems is now known to have imp… Continue reading Illuminate Education Breach Included Los Angeles Unified & Riverside County Districts, Pushing Total Impacted to Over 3M

Battelle for Kids ransomware attack compromised records of 560,000 Chicago Public School students, employee

Nader Issa and Lauren FitzPatrick report: A massive data breach has exposed four years’ worth of records of almost 500,000 Chicago Public Schools students and nearly 60,000 employees, district officials told principals Friday. The attack targeted a com… Continue reading Battelle for Kids ransomware attack compromised records of 560,000 Chicago Public School students, employee