Ransomware Hacking Groups Post Data from 5 Healthcare Entities
The hacking groups behind Pysa or Mespinoza, SunCrypt, REvil, and NetWalker ransomware variants posted data allegedly stolen from five separate healthcare entities on the dark…
German hospital hacked; patient taken to another city dies
German authorities said Thursday that an apparently misdirected ransomware attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Duesseldorf, and a woman…
Illinois Nursing Home Executives Charged with Operating “Ponzi” Scheme
The owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the company’s executive vice president (EVP) for a chain of Illinois nursing homes were recently charged and…
Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19
CMS is committed to continuing to take critical steps to ensure America’s healthcare facilities are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public…
Former Missouri Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Stealing, Diluting Ambulance Drugs
James Poole, 37, a former emergency medical technician at Mercy Medical Center, pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing fentanyl and hydromorphone from dozens of…
Former NY Medical Practice Office Manager Sentenced for Stealing Controlled Substances
Kristy Brucz, 35, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, was sentenced to serve two years’ probation and to…
NJ Physical Therapist Indicted on Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Allegations
A physical therapist was indicted Thursday on allegations he defrauded Medicaid and Medicare programs in a series of fraud and kickback scams.
Utah Man Charged with Scheme to Sell N95 Masks, Claimed to Be Representative of 3M Company
A Park City man, who claimed to have access to millions of N95 masks made by 3M and made allegedly fraudulent representations in an effort…
Employees at Minnesota hospital where doctor was shot had asked for increased safety earlier
Last year, nurses in Minnesota asked M Health Fairview administrators to provide better protection in the hospitals’ parking areas.
Car Struck by Gunfire at PA Nursing Home, No Injuries
Police were investigating several shots fired into a vehicle parked at a Pennsylvania nursing home Wednesday evening.