- Springhill Medical Center of Mobile, Alabama is being sued by a mother who alleges that her baby died as a result of hospital’s negligence that allowed ransomware to shut down network.
- Schneck Medical Center of Seymour, Indiana notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- Horizon House of Philadelphia, PA notified 35,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- Hospital boards are “pouring money” into cybersecurity due to the rise of ransomware attacks, according to article in Healthcare IT News magazine
- Allen Independent School District of Texas notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after ransomware attack.
- Paxton Media Group of Kentucky was hit by a lawsuit claiming the company was negligent after info on 20,000 employees was exposed after breach.
- Safeway stores in Washington D.C. notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after COVID-19 vaccine paper records were stolen.
- Zimperium zLabs reports that the GriftHorse Trojan has stolen info from 10 million users of Android-based smartphones and tablets.
- Researchers at universities in England are warning of a major security vulnerabilities in the Apply Pay platform.
- Neiman Marcus department stores, headquartered in Dallas, TX, notified 4.6 million customers that their info was exposed after cybersecurity incident.
- McAllen Surgical Specialty Center of Texas notified 29,227 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- ZDNet magazine publishes result of survey of healthcare IT security professionals:
- 36% say ransomware attacks increase complications for patients following medical procedures
- 70% saw delays in procedures and test results
- 70% of patients had longer stay at hospital
- 20% say attack lead to increase in deaths
- Mercy Grace Private Practice of Gilbert, AZ notified 4,500 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack.
- Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center of California notified 12,921 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack.
- Healthpointe Medical Group of La Mirada, CA notified an unknown number of patients thatntheir PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- The Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation of West Sacramento, CA notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- The Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio in Blue Ash, OH notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack.
- Golden Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas, NV notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after malware incident.
- United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley in California notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- Carmel Clay School District of Indiana notified 15,817 students that their info was exposed after email phishing attack.
- Greenville County Public School District of Emporia, Virginia notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after ransomware attack.
- The Epilepsy Foundation of Texas notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack.
- Pottawatomie County officials in Kansas notified an unknown number of citizens that their info was exposed after recent ransomware attack. Officials admitted to paying the ransom.
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