Ransomware Incident May Have Exposed Info of Patients at Nebraska Clinic
A CHI Health clinic sent letters to patients September 27 informing them that their personal information may have been exposed during a ransomware incident.
56,226 Presbyterian Health Plan Members Affected by Phishing Attacks
The Scottsville, AZ-based managed care company, Magellan Health, discovered two of its subsidiaries experienced phishing attacks that exposed the protected health information of members of…
Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Readily Available on the Internet
Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans, including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, are sitting unprotected on the internet and available to…
Temple University Health System Suffers Hacking Attack
Hackers disrupted Temple University Health System’s computer systems in late August, disabling the North Philadelphia healthcare provider’s email, patient scheduling and other functions.
Medical Devices Very Vulnerable to Hacking, FDA Experts Warn
Many people do not realize the cybersecurity risks associated with common medical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, but these medical devices can be…
Burglar Occupational Therapist Jailed for Opioid Fraud and Theft Crime Wave
Samantha Jo Rogers, age 33, a licensed occupational therapist who improperly accessed the private health and residence information of at least 1,900 patients, and then…
Utah Ransomware Attack Impacts 320,000 Patients
The Utah physician group, Premier Family Medicine, is notifying 320,000 patients that some of their protected health information has potentially been compromised as a result…
OCR Settles First Case in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
September 9, 2019 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its first enforcement action and settlement…
WV Man Guilty of Illegally Accessing Veterans’ Medical Records
A Huntington man pled guilty to illegally accessing the medical records of six veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeffrey Miller, 39, an employee…
Ransomware Attack on Digital Dental Records Impacts Many Providers
The computers systems of a large number of US dental offices were infected with ransomware on Monday, after a malware attack on the Digital Dental…