Collaborate Disseminate
The Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A) data breach was the biggest reported breach involving protected health information in 2023, with more than 13 million patients affected1. Now WBEZ in Chicago reports that there is a federal criminal investi… Continue reading Federal criminal investigation involving Perry Johnson & Associates data breach
Adventist Health Tulare has issued a press release about a breach at a business associate in Nebraska. The June 7 press release states, “A data security incident was recently discovered by Signature Performance, an agency working on behalf of Adv… Continue reading 70,000 Adventist Health Tulare patients being notified of HIPAA breach by payment collections associate
From their notice: CoinGecko, the world’s largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, experienced a data breach on June 5, 2024, through its third-party email platform, GetResponse. How did the data breach happen? On June 5, 2024, around 06:30 … Continue reading Important Security Notice: Data Breach Incident on June 5, 2024 | CoinGecko
Denis Campbell and Dan Milmo report: A cyber-attack thought to have been carried out by a Russian group has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because IT networ… Continue reading Update: London NHS hospitals revert to paper records after cyber-attack
James Coker reports: Leading London hospitals have been forced to cancel operations and divert emergency patients following a cyber-attack on a critical supplier. The incident has affected Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… Continue reading Critical Incident: London Hospitals Cancel Operations Following Ransomware Incident at Synnovis
WebTPA is a medical claims administrator for health insurance and benefits plans. On December 28, 2023, the Texas firm discovered that they had experienced a data security incident involving certain systems on their network. Subsequent investigation c… Continue reading WebTPA Employer Services notifies 2.4 million of April 2023 hack.
Daniel Jeffrey reports: Electronic prescription provider MediSecure has fallen victim to a “large scale” data breach, potentially putting Australians’ private medical information at risk and sparking a national approach from the feder… Continue reading Au: Electronic prescription provider MediSecure victim of ‘large-scale’ data breach, ‘personal and health information’ at risk
Connor Jones reports: UK Government has confirmed a cyberattack on the payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) led to “malign” forces accessing data on current and a limited number of former armed forces personnel. There is no … Continue reading UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack
Carl Campanile reports: More than 380,000 additional city public-school students had their personal data hacked in a massive cyber attack — bringing the total number of kids affected to well over 1 million, The Post has learned. The New York City Depar… Continue reading More than 380,000 additional NYC students had info breached in 2022 Illuminate Education hack
For those who would like a timely reminder about making sure you terminate access and take control of devices immediately when an employee or contractor terminates employment, consider this press release from the Southern District of New York on May 1…. Continue reading Former Cybersecurity Consultant Arrested For $1.5 Million Extortion Scheme Against IT Company