Month: September 2021

Navistar Inc. based in Lisle, IL has sent more notification letters to persons impacted by a security breach that was discovered on May 20, 2021. The American truck maker straight away enforced its cybersecurity response […]

PHI of Up to 3,634 Individuals Exposed at Vista Radiology Ransomware Attack Vista Radiology located in Knoxville, TN has informed 3,634 patients regarding a ransomware attack encountered on July 11, 2021 which resulted in the […]

The Vice Society ransomware group states to have carried out a ransomware attack on United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley, a healthcare provider in California. United Health Centers manages over 20 community health centers […]

Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center learned that an unauthorized person had accessed the email account of one of its employees. On July 15, 2021, the center noticed suspicious activity in the email account and performed […]

Family Medical Center of Michigan (FMC) located in Temperance, MI has advised 21,988 patients regarding a July 2020 ransomware attack that resulted in the potential compromise of their protected health information (PHI). FMC stated that […]

August 2021 had 44% less number of reported healthcare data breaches. Healthcare providers, health plans, and their business associates reported 38 healthcare data breaches involving 500 or more records. Including August’s reported data breaches, the […]

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is about to begin mailing notification letters to all people in the state to let them know about the potential compromise of their personal and health […]

Austin Cancer Centers is notifying 36,503 patients regarding the compromise of some of their protected health information (PHI) because of a security incident identified on August 4, 2021. Unauthorized people were learned to have acquired […]

California’s Department of State Hospitals – Coalinga (DSH-C) has informed 1,738 patients about the impermissible disclosure of some of their protected health information (PHI) by a DSH-C employee. The United States District Court, Eastern District […]

Creators of health applications and wearable devices like fitness trackers that get health information received a warning from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they must abide by the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and […]

The protected health information (PHI) of 116,898 patients of HealthReach Community Health Centers based in Waterville, MA was exposed and possibly compromised. HealthReach Community Health Centers manages 11 community health centers located in Western and […]

Two DuPage Medical Group patients are taking legal action against the healthcare provider right after a July 2021 ransomware attack through which patients’ protected health information (PHI) was compromised. DuPage Medical Group experienced the ransomware […]

On June 25, 2021, Mental health service provider Wedge Recovery Centers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, found suspicious activity in its computer network that suggested unauthorized persons had accessed its systems. The provider immediately took steps […]

Denton County in Texas has identified a vulnerability in a third-party provider software utilized in association with the personal health information (PHI) of individuals that was possibly exploited by unauthorized people. The software was utilized […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has refreshed its listing of cybersecurity bad practices that should be eliminated. Cyber threat actors frequently carry out highly sophisticated attacks to obtain access to internal systems and […]

New research of breach reports sent to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has shown that outpatient facilities and specialty clinics were attacked by cyber threat actors more often than […]

Atlanta Allergy & Asthma has begun sending notifications to 9,851 patients regarding a January 2021 cyberattack whereby their protected health information (PHI) was exposed and possibly breached. Atlanta Allergy & Asthma stated its investigation into […]