Michigan Medicine notified 33,850 patients of a phishing attack that may have exposed their health information. A cyber attacker targeted Michigan Medicine in August 2022 with a scam that lured...
On August 15, Ascension St. Vincent’s Coastal Cardiology in Brunswick, Georgia, was alerted to a healthcare data breach involving “recently acquired Ascension St. Vincent’s Coastal...
Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island filed a class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and UnitedHealthcare (UHC) New England...
Radiology Associates of Albuquerque, also known as RAA Imaging, informed an undisclosed number of patients of a health data breach involving protected health information (PHI) exposure.
The breach...
Advocate Aurora Health notified 3 million patients of a data breach that resulted in potential protected health information (PHI) exposure.
The breach stemmed from the nonprofit health system’s...
Over the last few years, the need for cybersecurity professionals has been multiplying. Yet, the demand is outpacing talent availability amid a cybersecurity workforce shortage,...
As a result of an investigation into a 2020 healthcare data breach, vision insurer EyeMed Vision Care will pay a $4.5 million penalty to New York State for violating the Department of Financial...
Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations have been increasing and wreaking havoc for the last several years. These threats lead to disruptions for patients and providers, with 86 percent of...
Keystone Health, a Pennsylvania-based team of primary care providers, disclosed a healthcare data breach that potentially impacted the protected health information (PHI) of 235,237...
Healthcare data breaches can result in data theft, reputational and financial losses, and most importantly, patient safety risks.
But breaches also come with significant legal implications. Data shows that impacted patients’ lawyers...
Pennsylvania-based Aesthetic Dermatology Associates suffered unauthorized access to its network, resulting in a healthcare data breach that impacted 33,793 individuals.
A notice provided to the...
Hospitals across the country are experiencing IT outages, delays, and appointment cancellations as CommonSpirit Health works to resolve an IT security incident.
As previously reported, CommonSpirit...
Cytometry Specialists, known as CSI Laboratories, disclosed a phishing attack that impacted 244,850 individuals. On July 8, CSI discovered that an employee email account had been compromised.
After...
Healthcare software company Zomo Health disclosed a data security incident to HHS that involved the protected health information (PHI) of 1,359 individuals accidentally being exposed.
According...
CommonSpirit Health confirmed that it has been suffering IT outages as a result of an unspecified IT security incident that began on October 3. The incident is impacting multiple facilities within the...
Baltimore-based health system LifeBridge Health agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a healthcare data breach lawsuit. The lawsuit stemmed from a breach initially disclosed in May 2018.
In May 2018,...
Anthem MaineHealth disclosed a third-party data breach to the Maine Attorney General’s Office that impacted 13,406 individuals.
On August 5, the company learned that an unauthorized person...
Managed care company Magellan Health agreed to pay $1.43 million to resolve a healthcare data breach lawsuit stemming from a May 2019 phishing attack on its subsidiary, Magellan Rx Management.
The...
Texas-based Family Health Centers (FMC), which operates a network of four primary care clinics in Amarillo and Canyon, disclosed a healthcare data breach to HHS. The breach impacted 233,948 individuals...
Humana disclosed a third-party data breach to the Maine Attorney General’s Office that impacted 22,767 individuals. The breach originated at Choice Health, which sells Medicare products on...