Latest Health Data Breaches News

Microsoft Data Breach Exposes 38M Records Containing PII

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A Microsoft Power Apps data breach exposed 38 million records containing personally identifiable information (PII), according to a report from cybersecurity company UpGuard. The data breach impacted 47...

St. Joseph’s/Candler Back Online After Ransomware Attack

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St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C), Savannah, Georgia’s largest health system, is once again fully operational after suffering a ransomware attack earlier this year that exposed protected health...

More Than 600K Patients Impacted by UNM Health Data Breach

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University of New Mexico (UNM) Health announced that it fell victim to a data breach that may have exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) of over...

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Surveys Subject of Health Data Breach

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The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) began notifying residents of a health data breach that involved the state’s online COVID-19 contact tracing...

Cyberattack on Vegas Medical Center Exposes Staff, Patients’ PHI

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University Medical Center (UMC) suffered a cyberattack that exposed some staff members’ and patients’ protected health information (PHI.)   The Las...

Electromed Data Breach Impacting Customers’, Staffers’ PHI

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The maker of an airway clearance device is notifying an estimated 47,000 individuals of a data breach that is impacting their protected health information (PHI.)  Electromed,...

Cyberattack Impacting Memorial Health System’s Patient Services

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Memorial Health System suffered a cyberattack which is causing cancellations of services for patients and emergency room diversions.   Memorial Health System announced...

Understanding the Risks, Complexity of Healthcare Cybersecurity

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From the fields of Fenway Park to the halls of the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to the classrooms of the University of...

Catholic Health Impacted by CaptureRx Data Breach, Patients’ PHI Exposed

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Catholic Health announced that the recent CaptureRx data breach is impacting some of its patients’ protected health information (PHI.)   A total...

How Health Facilities Can Prevent, Mitigate Ransomware in 2021

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The healthcare industry continues to battle a surge in ransomware and cyber-attacks, which have increased in recent years and spiked since the start of the COVID-19...

Ex-NY Hospital Staffer Responsible for Data Breach of Patients’ PHI

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Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital (LIJFH) notified patients of a data breach exposing their protected health information (PHI). The PHI had been exposed...

Ransomware Attack on GA Health System Impacts Staff, Patients’ PHI

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A ransomware attack on one of southeast Georgia’s largest healthcare systems exposed both staff and patients’ protected health information (PHI.)  St. Joseph’s/Candler...

Email Hack Results in Health Data Breach in NJ Lab

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A New Jersey lab that performs specialized diagnostic testing is notifying patients of a data breach that involves their protected health information (PHI.)   A2Z Diagnostics, LLC,...

Cyberattack Hits Health Payer Third-Party Vendor, Exposes PHI

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Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America’s third-party vendor experienced a cyberattack that impacted individuals protected health information...

COVID-19 Pandemic Sparks Upswing in Healthcare Data Breaches

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The medical industry saw a spike in healthcare data breaches due to increased cyber vulnerabilities, according to a new report.  The 2021 Identity Breach...

Malware Attack Exposes IL Health Centers’ Patient and Staff PHI

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Several Illinois healthcare, nursing and rehabilitation centers are feeling the impact of a malware attack that exposed both staff and patients’ protected health information (PHI.)  Dynamic...

Health Plan Email Phishing Attack Exposes Student PHI

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A student health insurance plan, which provides services to over 230 higher education institutions nationwide, is the victim of an email phishing attack that led to the breach of...

Third-Party Health Data Breach Hits Pennsylvania Health Network

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Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is the latest victim of a third-party data breach which resulted in patients’ protected health...

Healthcare Data Breaches Most Common Threats to Date in 2021

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Data breaches in the first six months of 2021 increased slightly in the United States and healthcare data breaches remain at the top of the most-breached...

Harris County Health Data Breach Exposes PHI of 26K

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One Texas county is reporting a data breach that is impacting the protected health information (PHI) of 26,000 patients of the county jail’s healthcare...