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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.
Ransomware attacks have recently been reported by four healthcare providers across the country, which have collectively resulted in the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of more than 49,000 individuals. Jax Spine & Pain Centers. Augustine locations prior to May 2018.
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.
The files exfiltrated from its systems included the protected health information of patients. Individuals whose Social Security number, driver’s license, state identification number, or financial account information may have been involved have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services. DataHealth. Dr. Douglas C.
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 goal is to implement spending caps on hospitals, physician groups, and healthinsurers, with the expectation that these savings will ultimately benefit consumers. They are also, meanwhile, storing the data in a way that prevents any changes to the data – thwarting ransomware actors. in 2025 and 3% by 2029.
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.
The medical device manufacturer Livanova, the Massachusetts community behavioral health center Aspire Health Alliance, and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital in California have experienced ransomware attacks that exposed patient data. The LockBit ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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.
The data review was completed on February 13, 2025, and confirmed that names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, treatment information, healthcare provider information, and healthinsurance information had been exposed.
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.
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.
The file review confirmed that the types of data compromised in the cyberattack included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical information, and healthinsurance information. Technical safeguards have also been enhanced to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Fitzgibbon Hospital said it discovered on December 1, 2022, that some patient data had been compromised in the attack including “full names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, healthinsurance information, and/or medical information,” with the data involved varying from individual to individual.
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.
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 post Ransomware Attack on Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley Affects 75K Patients appeared first on HIPAA Journal.
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 HealthRansomware Attack Affects Up to 23,620 Patients.
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.
(HHS) has recently announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The investigation revealed an unauthorized third party first accessed its systems on June 10, 2022, several days prior to using ransomware to encrypt files. Ransomware Attack Affects Patients of Disability Services of the Southwest.
The LockBit ransomware group has added Varian Medical Systems to its data leak site and has threatened to publish the data of cancer patients if the ransom is not paid. The post LockBit Ransomware Group Threatens to Publish Stolen Cancer Patient Data appeared first on HIPAA Journal.
Attacks that involve the theft of naked images offer threat actors an easy way to increase pressure on the victim to make payment, as was the case with a ransomware attack on Lehigh Valley Health Network earlier this year by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. Gary Motykie were also published online.
Mulkay Cardiology Consultants at Holy Name Medical Center has recently confirmed that it fell victim to a ransomware attack. The compromised information included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or state IDs, medical treatment information, and healthinsurance information.
has confirmed that patient data has been compromised in a cyberattack, and the Monti ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Wayne Memorial Hospital. A cyberattack on Texas Retina Associates has affected more than 312,000 patients, Human Technology Inc.,
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Regal Medical Group, a San Bernardino, CA-based affiliate of the Heritage Provider Network, recently announced that it was attacked with ransomware. The forensic investigation confirmed that the attackers gained access to the servers on or around December 1 and exfiltrated files before the ransomware was deployed.
While PHC did not state the nature of the cyberattack in its breach notification, the Hive ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack and alleges around 400 GB of files were stolen, a sample of which was temporarily uploaded to the group’s data leak site.
Just Kids Dental Suffers Ransomware Attack Acadia Health, LLC, doing business as Just Kids Dental, has started notifying 129,623 patients that some of their protected health information was stolen in an August 2, 2023, ransomware attack. The incident was detected on August 8, 2023, after files were encrypted.
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.
AHA discovered the email breach in early September 2021 and determined on December 2, 2021, that files containing the protected health information of its healthcare provider clients had been accessed. UMC was a victim of a REvil ransomware attack in June 2021 that resulted in the theft of the protected health information of 1.3
The Winston-Salem, NC-based managed behavioral health organization, Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance (CBHA), the administrator of behavioral health benefits for Wake Forest University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has recently announced it was the victim of a 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.
The review of the exfiltrated files determined they contained information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, patient identification numbers, healthinsurance information, payment information, and limited clinical information. Ransomware Attack Affects 6,800 Patients of Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants.
Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and healthinsurance were impermissibly disclosed. A few days later, on April 5, 2023, SJBHR was the victim of a ransomware attack that resulted in files being encrypted on certain computer systems. Amerigroup is sending notification letters to those individuals.
A review of the files on the affected server revealed they contained patient information including names, addresses, medical record numbers, dates of birth, telephone numbers, email addresses, insurance claim information, date(s) of service, treating/referring physician, medical bill account number, and/or healthinsurance information.
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.
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.
The files related to invoices sent to CSI Health Care provider customers which were most likely obtained to support the BEC scam. The files typically only contained patient names and identifiers (patient numbers), although some files contained further information such as dates of birth and healthinsurance information.
That appears to be the case with two recent cyberattacks, neither of which mention ransomware or confirm that data theft occurred. Since it appears from the claims of the ransomware groups that data has been stolen, affected individuals should ensure they take advantage of those complimentary services. provide more information.
The compromised files contained full names, addresses, dates of birth, gender, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, healthinsurance information, and medical information, such as diagnosis/treatment information, lab results, and medications.
LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims Data Stolen from Tague Family Practice. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have gained access to the systems of Tague Family Practice in St. Louis, MO, and exfiltrated sensitive data, some of which contained patients’ personal and protected health information.
San Juan Regional Medical Center stated at the time that this was a malware, rather than a ransomware attack. Complimentary credit monitoring services were offered to patients for a period of 12 months.
Data compromised in the incident included names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, healthinsurance information, and medical information. Ransomware Attack Impacts Brasseler Patients. UF Health Shands said the individual is no longer employed by UF Health Shands.
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.
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