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Jefferson Dental Cente r, a South Bend, Indiana dental practice operated by Dr. Lorraine Celis, experienced a ransomware attack on November 15, 2024. Details of the ransomware attack that exposed PHI, and that may have resulted in unauthorized parties obtaining protected health information, are provided below.
SAC Health said it is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of patient data as a result of the break-in; however, as a precaution against identity theft and fraud, affected individuals have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services. Bryan County Ambulance Authority Ransomware Attack Affects 14,000 Patients.
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 post 877,500 Individuals Affected by Ransomware Attack on Prosthetics & Orthotics Provider appeared first on HIPAA Journal.
A lawsuit has been filed against Freehold Township, NJ-based CentraState Healthcare System over its December 2022 ransomware attack, a few days after the health system started sending notification letters to around 617,000 affected patients.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, are facing multiple class action lawsuits after hackers gained access to the protected health information (PHI) of more than 2.5 million individuals in an April 2023 ransomware attack. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
According to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations doubled between 2022 and 2023 , making the healthcare sector one of the fastest-growing targets for cybercriminals. Then malicious actors can either subscribe to use the ransomware or purchase access outright.
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. Both healthcare organizations were recently added to the data leak site of the BlackCat ransomware group.
In April 2023, Point32Health, the second-largest healthinsurer in Massachusetts and the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, announced it suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in system outages, including the systems that serviced members, accounts, brokers, and providers.
EHRs usually contain all the information required for multiple types of fraud, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, other government and state ID numbers, health data, and healthinsurance information. Malware, and especially ransomware, pose a significant threat to EHRs.
The South Carolina-based healthinsurance 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.
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. The electronic record system was unaffected.
San Andreas Regional Center – was filed in the Superior Court of California in response to the breach alleging the healthcare provider was negligent for failing to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures to protect against ransomware attacks, despite being aware of the high risk of attacks on the healthcare sector.
The Wisconsin-based dermatology practice, Forefront Dermatology, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of patients whose protected health information (PHI) was compromised in a ransomware attack in late May 2021. Million Settlement to Resolve Ransomware Lawsuit appeared first on HIPAA Journal.
Notification letters have been sent to more than 34,500 individuals about ransomware attacks that occurred more than 9 months ago. Kisco Senior Living experienced its attack in June 2023, and Island Ambulatory Surgery Center suffered an attack in July. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on April 5, 2024.
In the meantime, Johns Hopkins urges all students, faculty staff, and their dependents to take immediate action to protect their personal information, including conducting reviews of their statements, credit reports, and accounts for unusual activity, and should consider placing a fraud alert and credit freeze with a national credit bureau.
Ultimate Care said no reports have been received that indicate there has been any misuse of patient information; however, as a precaution against identity theft and fraud, individuals whose Social Security numbers were impacted have been offered complimentary one-year memberships with a credit monitoring service.
The medical device manufacturer Electromed has proposed a $850,000 settlement to resolve claims related to a June 2021 ransomware attack and data breach involving the protected health information of 47,200 individuals.
Notification letters were sent to affected individuals in August and information was provided on the steps that individuals can take to reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud, but it would appear that credit monitoring and identity theft protection services are not being offered. million individuals was compromised in the attack.
The Morristown, VT-based healthcare provider, Lamoille Health Partners, is facing a class action lawsuit over a June 2022 ransomware attack that affected almost 60,000 of its patients. The attack was detected on June 13, 2022, with the investigation confirming the attackers gained access to its network the previous day.
McPherson Hospital – Ransomware Attack McPherson Hospital in Kansas has recently issued notification letters to 19,020 patients to alert them about a July 2022 ransomware attack. Notification letters were sent in early May, almost 10 months after the attack. It is currently unclear how many patients have been affected.
In April 2023, the Money Message ransomware group announced it had breached the systems of PharMerica and its parent company, BrightSpring Health Services, and added both to its data leak site. The group claimed to have exfiltrated databases containing 4.7 PharMerica has now confirmed the extent of the data breach.
A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $200,000 to the New York Attorney General to resolve alleged violations of New York General Business Law and the Privacy and Security Rules of the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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.),
The breach notice uploaded to Chelan Douglas Health District website does not disclose when the breach was detected but says a third-party cybersecurity company was engaged to investigate the cyberattack and confirmed that its network was accessed by unauthorized individuals between July 2 and July 4, 2021.
The 2015 total included the largest single healthcare data breach on record – healthinsurer Anthem’s 77.8 Other findings in the report included: Ransomware-related data breaches have doubled in each of the past two years. We may look back at 2021 as the year when we moved from the era of identity theft to identity fraud.
Seymour, IN-based Schneck Medical Center has settled a lawsuit with the Indiana attorney general, Todd Rokita, over a 2021 ransomware attack and data breach that affected 89,707 Indiana residents. Schneck Medical Center Compensates Patients for Losses Schneck Medical Center has also recently settled a consolidated class action lawsuit for $1.3
35% of healthcare breaches involved ransomware attacks, vs. 20% in 2020. The average ransomware payment for healthcare was $875,784, about one-third less than the 2020 payment. 82% of ransomware attacks claimed to have removed data before encryption. Partnership Health Plan (California) .
The breach notification letters do not state whether ransomware was involved, only that the threat actor “attempted to infiltrate Gaia’s computer network and demand a ransom payment.” According to the breach notification letters that were mailed on June 28, 2024, Gaia Software detected the cyberattack on or around February 5, 2024.
The Albuquerque, NM-based healthinsurance provider, True Health New Mexico, has proposed a settlement to resolve claims related to a 2021 data breach that affected 62,983 members of its health plans.
The consequences of a successful attack can be far-reaching, including identity theft, insurancefraud, and even threats to patient care through compromised medical devices and systems. Prioritizing continual improvement will allow healthcare organizations to demonstrate their commitment to staying ahead of potential threats.
Healthcare is the number one type of data hackers set their sites on, and healthcare identity fraud is prevalent. For example, a report from Sophos found that 66% of healthcare organizations reported ransomware attacks last year, jumping from 34% in 2020. Ransomware attacks will continue to increase.
The theft of protected health information places patients and health plan members at risk of identity theft and fraud, but by far the biggest concern is the threat to patient safety. Multiple studies have identified an increase in mortality rates at hospitals following ransomware attacks and other major cyber incidents.
During the month of the breach, a cybercriminal was able to access various confidential files, including patient data such as names, contact details, treatments, diagnoses, patient account numbers, their dentist’s names as well as billing details and healthinsurance data. As a result, patients feared an increased risk of fraud.
Another lawsuit has been filed against Connexin Software over its August 2022 ransomware attack and data breach, which affected more than 2.2 On August 26, 2022, Connexin discovered hackers had gained access to its systems and used ransomware to encrypt files. million individuals.
Azura Vascular Care said individuals who had sensitive information exposed such as Social Security numbers have been offered complimentary identity protection, credit monitoring, and fraud resolution services. Data exfiltration is common in ransomware attacks, but no evidence of data theft was identified during the forensic investigation.
Notification letters will be sent to the affected individuals in the coming weeks and credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services will be offered. Cheyenne Radiology Group & MRI Reports December 2022 Ransomware Attack Cheyenne Radiology Group & MRI, P.C.
A lawsuit has been filed against Intellihartx, LLC, (aka ITx Companies), over a cyberattack by the Clop ransomware group that exploited a vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution. The protected health information of 490,000 patients of its healthcare clients was compromised in the attack in late January.
million patients and health plan members. OneTouch Point – Ransomware Attack Involving 4.11 Hackers had gained access to its network and used ransomware to encrypt files, with that information also potentially stolen in the attack. Professional Finance Company – Ransomware Attack Involving 1.92 Million Records.
Here are seven identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can reveal a patient’s data and expose these healthcare organizations to fraud and fines: Limited budgets. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is currently investigating hundreds of cases associated with these phishing and hacking scams. Ransomware.
Notification letters were sent to affected individuals in August and information was provided on the steps that individuals can take to reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud, but it would appear that credit monitoring and identity theft protection services are not being offered. million individuals was compromised in the attack.
Santa Clara Family Health Plan Confirmed as Victim of Clop GoAnywhere Hack Santa Clara Family Health Plan has confirmed the 276,993-record data breach reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on March 30, 2023, was due to the hacking of Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT solution by the Clop ransomware group.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the student healthcare insurer UnitedHealthcare Services, which does business as UnitedHealthcare Student Resources, over its MOVEit Transfer data breach in May 2023. Ransom demands were issued, and payment was required to prevent the publication of stolen data on the group’s data leak site.
In April 2020, Musculoskeletal Institute, dba Florida Orthopaedic Institute, discovered an unauthorized third party had gained access to a server that contained patients’ protected health information (PHI) and used ransomware to encrypt files.
Larger healthcare providers may temporarily divert ambulances and cancel some appointments following a ransomware attack but do not typically halt operations, but smaller healthcare providers may be left with little alternative. That information related to patients who had received healthcare services between March 2012 and November 2022.
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