Data Breaches

NM Radiology Practice Health Data Breach Results in PHI Exposure

by Sarai Rodriguez

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...

3M Advocate Aurora Health Patients Face PHI Exposure Tied to Tracking Pixels

by Jill McKeon

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...

Talent Remains in High Demand Amid Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage

by Sarai Rodriguez

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,...

EyeMed Vision Care to Pay $4.5M to NY Over Healthcare Data Breach

by Jill McKeon

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...

Many Healthcare Orgs Suffer IT Outages After Ransomware Attacks

by Sarai Rodriguez

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 Data Breach Impacts PHI of 235K Individuals

by Jill McKeon

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...

Key Ways to Manage the Legal Risks of a Healthcare Data Breach

by Jill McKeon

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...

PA Dermatology Practice Suffers Healthcare Data Breach, 33K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

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 Continue to Suffer Impacts of CommonSpirit IT Security Incident

by Jill McKeon

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...

Cancer Testing, Diagnostics Lab Suffers Phishing Attack, 244K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

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...

Data Security Incident Exposes PHI For Over 1K Zomo Health Members

by Sarai Rodriguez

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 Suffers IT Outages, EHR Downtime at Multiple Hospitals

by Jill McKeon

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...

LifeBridge Health Settles Healthcare Data Breach Lawsuit for $9.5M

by Jill McKeon

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 Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, 13K Impacted

by Sarai Rodriguez

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...

Magellan Health Settles Healthcare Data Breach Lawsuit For $1.43M

by Jill McKeon

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...

Primary Care Clinic Network Suffers Healthcare Data Breach, 233K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

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 Discloses Third-Party Data Breach at Choice Health

by Jill McKeon

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...

Ambry Genetics Reaches $12.25M Settlement Over Healthcare Data Breach

by Jill McKeon

California-based Ambry Genetics reached a $12.25 million settlement to resolve a healthcare data breach lawsuit. The clinical genomic diagnostics vendor suffered a breach in January 2020 that impacted...

NY Ambulance Service Suffers Healthcare Data Breach, 318K Impacted

by Jill McKeon

Yonkers, New York-based Empress Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reported a breach to HHS that impacted 318,558 individuals. A notice on its website stated that Empress EMS identified a network...