While there have been no reported cases of American patients dying as a direct result of a ransomware attack, a new study suggests patient mortality does increase following a ransomware attack on a healthcare provider. According to a recent survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute, more than one fifth (22%) of healthcare organizations said patient… Read More »
Vista Radiology Reports Breach of the PHI of up to 3,634 Individuals Knoxville, TN-based Vista Radiology has notified 3,634 patients about a ransomware attack experienced on July 11, 2021 which took part of its network offline. A leading computer forensics firm was engaged to conduct a full investigation into the attack. And the initial investigation… Read More »
On Tuesday September 28, 2021, TigerConnect is hosting a webinar to demonstrate how healthcare providers can simplify the process of physician scheduling by using an automated, easily accessible, mobile-friendly physician scheduling solution. Healthcare providers that have yet to fully automate physician scheduling typically rely on spreadsheets, printed sheets, and whiteboards for communicating physician schedules. Physician… Read More »
The Vice Society ransomware gang claims to have conducted a ransomware attack on the California healthcare provider United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley. United Health Centers operates more than 20 community health centers in Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties. The Vice Society ransomware gang emerged mid-2021 and is believed to be a spin-off of the… Read More »
Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center has discovered the email account of an employee has been accessed by an unauthorized individual. Suspicious activity was detected in the email account on July 15, 2021. A password reset was performed to prevent further unauthorized access and an investigation was launched to determine the nature and scope of the… Read More »
K and B Surgical Center in Beverley Hills, CA has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its computer network. The security breach was detected on March 30, 2021, with the third-party forensic investigation confirming its network was compromised between March 25 and March 30. Upon discovery of the breach, steps were taken to prevent… Read More »
A recent study conducted on more than 1,000 Americans has revealed one in three Americans have attempted to guess someone else’s password. Worryingly, in 73% of cases, that attempt to guess the password was successful. Unsurprisingly, survey participants were most interested in guessing the password of a romantic partner, which accounted for 43.7% of attempts… Read More »
Temperance, MI-based Family Medical Center of Michigan (FMC) has notified 21,988 patients about a July 2020 ransomware attack in which their protected health information was compromised. FMC said the attack appeared to have been conducted by a cybercriminal gang operating out of Ukraine. The attackers encrypted FMC’s financial files which prevented its employees from accessing… Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a warning about escalating Conti ransomware attacks. CISA and the FBI have observed Conti ransomware being used in more than 400 cyberattacks in the United States and globally. Like many ransomware gangs, prior to deploying Conti ransomware the gang… Read More »
Healthcare organizations that are required to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are facing challenges achieving compliance, according to a new study published in the Health Policy and Technology – DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.100543 The CCPA was signed into law on June 28, 2018 and took effect on January 1, 2020. The aim of the… Read More »