HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 3, 2022

The health insurer Aetna ACE is one of the latest healthcare organizations to announce it has been affected by a ransomware attack on a mailing vendor, which involved the protected health information of 326,278 plan members. companies, including billing vendors used by healthcare organizations.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

For the first time since 2015, there was a year-over-year decline in the number of data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), albeit only by 1.13% with 707 data breaches of 500 or more records reported. million records in 2022. Scripps Health suffered a data breach of 1.2

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic and Law Enforcement Health Benefits Inc. have confirmed they were recent victims of cyberattacks, both of which involved the use of ransomware. Ransomware Attack Affects 85,282 Law Enforcement Health Benefits Members. Law Enforcement Health Benefits, Inc.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 17, 2022

According to the breach notification sent to the California Attorney General, Practice Resources was the victim of a ransomware attack on April 12, 2022. On June 14, 2022, Valley Baptist determined that an unauthorized third party had gained access to a computer system.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2022

According to the company’s substitute breach notice, a sophisticated ransomware attack was detected and blocked on February 26, 2022; however, not in time to prevent some of its computer systems from being disabled. The investigation uncovered no evidence of misuse of patient data, but data theft and misuse could not be ruled out.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 10, 2022

The breach was detected on January 20, 2022, and immediate action was taken to secure its systems, and an independent computer forensics company was engaged to conduct a forensic investigation to determine the nature and scope of the breach. The files exfiltrated from its systems included the protected health information of patients.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2022

Partnership Health Plan of California Recovering from Suspected Ransomware Attack. The Fairfield, CA-based nonprofit managed care health plan, Partnership Health Plan of California (PHC), has suffered a cyberattack that has taken its IT systems out of action for more than a week. That claim has since been removed.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The Rochester Hills, MI-based prosthetics, orthotics, and accessibility solution provider, Wright & Filippis, has recently announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on its network. The investigation confirmed that its electronic health record system and its human resources systems were not affected by the attack.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The first half of the year was looking like 2022 would see a reduction in healthcare data breaches; however, that is looking increasingly unlikely. 594 data breaches were reported between January 1 and October 31, and with an average of 60 data breaches being reported each month, 2022 looks set to end with a similarly high number.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 3, 2022

Fast Track Urgent Care, a network of urgent healthcare clinics in Florida, has confirmed that 258,411 individuals have had their protected health information exposed and potentially stolen in a ransomware attack on billing and practice management vendor, PracticeMax.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2022

Irvine, CA-based Smile Brands, a provider of support services for dental offices, has recently provided an update on the number of individuals affected by a ransomware attack that was discovered on April 24, 2021. The post Up to 2,592,494 individuals Affected by Smile Brands Ransomware Attack appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Back in June 2022 , HIPAA Journal reported on a cyberattack on Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, MO, after being contacted directly by a spokesperson for a threat group called DAIXIN Team, who claimed responsibility for the attack. Howard Memorial Hospital Announces December 2022 Cyberattack.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teijin Automotive Technologies Says Welfare Plan Data Compromised in December Ransomware Attack Teijin Automotive Technologies has recently confirmed the protected health information of 25,464 members of its welfare plan has potentially been accessed and stolen in a December 1, 2022, ransomware attack.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 24, 2025

A clear understanding of health information breaches is necessary to comply with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There was also a 278% jump in ransomware attacks in the same period. In 2021 and 2022, 45.9 million records, respectively, were breached.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

(HHS) has recently announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was detected on June 20, 2022, and third-party forensics experts were engaged to investigate the incident and determine the scope of the attack. Notifications were sent to affected individuals on November 21, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Maternal & Family Health Services in Eastern Pennsylvania has recently notified certain patients about an April 4, 2022, ransomware attack in which sensitive patient data was exposed. Retreat Behavioral Health Ransomware Attack Affects Up to 23,620 Patients. Knife & Son, Inc.,

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2023

The data collected by UCLA Health was aggregated and used to develop more efficient and effective communication to improve its services to patients. UCLA Health confirmed that the tracking tools were not added to the myUCLAhealth online patient portal. UCLA Health said notification letters were sent on January 13, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Several class action lawsuits have been filed against Regal Medical Group and affiliated healthcare providers following the February 1, 2023, announcement that the protected health information (PHI) of up to 3,300,638 individuals had potentially been stolen in a December 2022 ransomware attack. ADOC Acquisition Co.,

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 10, 2023

According to the notifications, unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and used ransomware to encrypt files. MFHS said the sophisticated ransomware attack was discovered in April 2022. The post Maternal & Family Health Services Sued Over Ransomware Attack and Data Breach appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 27, 2023

Des Plaines, IL-based Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, one of the largest providers of social services in the state, has announced that its systems were compromised and ransomware was used to encrypt files. The cyberattack was detected on January 27, 2022, and systems were taken offline to contain the attack.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It has been another bad year for healthcare data breaches, with some of the biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 resulting in the impermissible disclosure of well over a million records. In addition to the high number of data breaches, 2022 stands out for the sheer number of healthcare records breached, which currently stands at 49.8

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2024

Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO, ClearDATA The recent $50 million initiative announced by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) can’t hurt in the ongoing battle against ransomware in the healthcare sector. This punitive approach is fundamentally flawed.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania (MATLV) has announced that it recently fell victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack on its network. The attack was detected on July 3, 2022, and immediate action was taken to contain the attack and prevent further unauthorized access to its network.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

At least 344 organizations in the healthcare industry suffered data breaches in 2022, according to a just-released report from the Identity Theft Research Center® (ITRC). Close Supply chain attacks outstripped malware attacks in 2022, with 115 instances affecting 1,743 organizations and at least 10 million people.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 31, 2023

There are also outside attacks that go beyond ransomware that destroy critical trust in a healthcare organization's ability to keep patient data safe. An example was the late 2022 breach of Medibank , Australia’s largest private health insurer, which included the Prime Minister's data.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

The intruder accessed compromised information, including name, address, phone numbers, health insurance information, and medical information related to eye care services – protected health information. Eye Care’s myCare Integrity solution was hacked via a ransomware attack on December 4, 2021. . Email addresses.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

The Medusa ransomware group has leaked data stolen from American Renal Associates. Moffitt Cancer Center has been affected by a cyberattack on a vendor, and Family Health Center in Michigan and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital have reported the exposure of patient data.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 15, 2022

The South Carolina-based health insurance company, Choice Health, now part of Alight Solutions, has recently announced that the protected health information of some of its members has been obtained by an unauthorized individual. Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine Suffers Ransomware Attack.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 13, 2022

McKenzie Health System in Sandusky, MI, has recently started notifying 25,318 patients that some of their protected health information has been stolen in a recent security incident which has caused disruption to the operations of some of its systems. On March 11, 2022, suspicious activity was detected within its IT systems.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 10, 2023

CommonSpirit Health has issued an update about its October 2022 ransomware attack and has confirmed that patients from 164 facilities were affected by the attack and had their sensitive data exposed or stolen. Those individuals were notified about the data breach in December.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 8, 2023

a provider of call center and customer experience software technology to large enterprises, has recently confirmed that it fell victim to a ransomware attack on a limited portion of its network. The post Alvaria Confirms November 2022 Hive Ransomware Attack appeared first on HIPAA Journal. (formerly Aspect Software, Inc.),

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Pennsylvania-based Aesthetic Dermatology Associates has recently confirmed that its network has been accessed by unauthorized individuals who potentially viewed and/or acquired files containing the personal and protected health information of 33,793 current and former patients. That process was completed on September 5, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Salud Family Health Provides Update on September 2022 Ransomware Attack. Colorado-based Salud Family Health, a Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC), has recently provided an update on a September 2022 cyberattack and has confirmed that patient data was potentially stolen.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The extent to which protected health information has been compromised is not yet known. Notifications were issued on November 14, 2022. According to the STAR substitute breach notice, the breach was detected in September 2022. California Health Insurance Agency Suffers Data Breach Affecting 14,600 Patients.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 3, 2022

Salusive Health, the developer of the myNurse platform which helps physician practices streamline disease management, has experienced a cyberattack in which patient data was compromised. Salusive Health said the decision to cease operations is unrelated to the data security incident.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2023

NYSARC Columbia County Chapter Notifies Individuals About July 2022 Ransomware Attack NYSARC Columbia County Chapter (COARC) has started notifying certain individuals that some of their protected health information has potentially been obtained by unauthorized individuals in a July 2022 ransomware attack.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2023

Atlantic General Hospital – Ransomware Attack Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) in Berlin, MD, has recently reported a ransomware attack to the Maine Attorney General that has affected up to 30,704 individuals. OU Health – Stolen Laptop Computer OU Medicine Inc. On December 26, 2022, an employee’s laptop computer was stolen.

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