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Atrium Health announced on its website Friday that it is sending notifications to certain patients and staff who may have been affected by a malicious email sent to some of the health system’s employees on April 29. Medicalrecord number. Driver’s license or state-issued identification number.
No evidence has been found of unauthorized access to its electronicmedicalrecord system or practice management systems, and there are no indications that any of the exposed information has been misused. Notification letters started to be mailed to the affected individuals on March 21, 2025.State
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The intrusion was limited to a single file server and its electronicmedicalrecords were not compromised. The investigators determined hackers gained access to its system between May 14, 2021, and May 16, 2021, and accessed certain files, but did not gain access to electronicmedicalrecords.
Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack on November 30, 2021. The information potentially compromised in the attack included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses, treatment information, and healthinsurance information.
Over 500,000 individuals have been affected by cyberattacks on Norwood Clinic, PracticeMax, Central Indiana Orthopedics, and an unauthorized electronicmedicalrecord incident at Ascension Michigan. Norwood Clinic. Ascension Michigan.
CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronicmedicalrecord database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and healthinsurance information.
Individuals who had their Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers exposed have been offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. The cyberattack forced the hospital to take its computer systems offline, which has prevented access to electronicmedicalrecords.
That process concluded on February 25, 2022, when it was confirmed that files containing the personal and protected health information of plan members had been exfiltrated from its network. While it was confirmed that files were exfiltrated from its systems, LEHB said it is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of members’ information.
The incident involved the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of 318,400 patients, including names, addresses, birth dates patient account numbers, medicalrecord numbers, healthinsurance information, testing, diagnostic, treatment, and claims information.
Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California has recently notified the California Attorney General about potential unauthorized access to members electronicmedicalrecords.
That was the date when the health system shut down its network, which has remained offline for more than a week. Some systems are now back online and there is now limited access to its electronicmedicalrecord system and some other clinical applications.
The files contained information such as names, birthdates, signatures, insurance details, contact information, government identification numbers including driver’s licenses and Social Security numbers, medical history/treatment information, and financial information.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has confirmed that the protected health information of 1,290,104 patients was compromised in a data breach at its electronicmedicalrecord vendor, Eye Care Leaders. Eye Care Leaders said it detected a breach on Dec. No evidence of data exfiltration was found.
The types of information exposed varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, medical information, healthinsurance information, Medicaid identification numbers, driver’s licenses, account and routing numbers, and Social Security numbers.
The list of affected individuals has yet to be finalized, but Covenant Care California has confirmed that the incident involved the following information: name, date of birth, medical information, and/or healthinsurance information, including diagnosis or treatment information and/or claims and billing information.
CommonSpirit Health is still facing disruption to business operations as a result of the attack but has now restored the MyChart patient portal and providers can now access their patients’ electronicmedicalrecords. Tift Regional Health System Investigating Cyberattack and Data Breach.
HHS says the protected health information of up to 9,972 patients was stored on the compromised systems, and included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, healthinsurance information, and medical information.
The investigation confirmed that the electronicmedicalrecord system was not affected, but files containing patients’ protected health information had been exfiltrated from its systems.
in Iowa has recently confirmed that it was affected by the data breach at the electronicmedicalrecord provider, Eye Care Leaders. The attack exposed the protected health information of 542,776 current and former Wolfe Clinic patients. Wolfe Clinic, P.C
The investigation found no evidence that the threat actor accessed any other systems, such as Concord’s electronicmedicalrecord system and internal network. Drivers license numbers or state identification numbers were involved for a portion of the affected individuals.
The third-party forensic investigation confirmed the attacker accessed files that contained patients’ protected health information; however, its electronicmedicalrecord system was not affected. 95% of the compromised files only included an individual’s name.
The onboarding process is pivotal in ensuring employees understand their job duties, engage in best cybersecurity practices, and comply with important regulations like the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in healthcare.
Some files may have also contained Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers, healthinsurance information, and/or clinical or treatment information. Breach notification is required as part of complete HIPAA compliance. Providers Affected by the Ciox Vendor Email Breach.
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