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The University of New Mexico was able to restore systems used by its healthcare facilities after a cyberattack forced it to divert ambulances and cancel classes at its medical school.
Hackers stole personal information and iRhythm account and device data from third-party-hosted business applications. The post HHS Filing Puts iRhythm Data Breach Toll at 8.2 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Grace Atta reports: The Northern Territory health department has backtracked on its claim that only five patients were affected by a privacy breach that led to pregnant women’s confidential medical information being shared with 28,000 followers on Instagram by a “medical observer”. The admission comes after the ABC…
Abbye Alexander, Esq., Henry Norwood, Esq., and Emily Taing, Esq. of Kaufman Dolowich LLP write: Recent caselaw suggests a shift in how courts analyze healthcare data breach claims. For years, defendants largely prevailed by arguing that plaintiffs could not demonstrate a sufficiently concrete injury because…
In previous litigation involving Illuminate (J.M. v. Illuminate Educ. Inc.), the district court held that Illuminate could be considered a provider of healthcare under the wording of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. With that opinion as precedent, PowerSchool failed to get plaintiffs’…
The University of New Mexico is canceling classes across the medicine, nursing, and pharmacy faculties for a second day amid continued efforts to recover from a "cybersecurity event." The attack targeted the Health Sciences Center on Monday, the Uni revealed, forcing it to shut down systems, cancel appointments and…
AI is widening the attack surface of the critical infrastructure facilities and services that state, local, and education (SLED) organizations run. In the final post of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month series, we explain how a whole-of-state security approach can help SLED agencies protect their critical…
Quest Diagnostics has confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed a system healthcare providers use to order laboratory tests and view results, affecting personal information and patient records. Quest is a major US laboratory testing company whose services help healthcare professionals diagnose and monitor medical…
Quest is the latest in a series of healthcare technology companies that have been hacked in recent months.
Welcome back to PWNED, the column where we talk about companies and organizations that leave the doors wide open to attackers. This week’s sad story involves a major American pharmacy chain that couldn’t fill a prescription for password security. Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share…
The 2024 cyber incident affected the healthcare data of 62 million people, who launched a class action lawsuit against the business services firm
Healthcare organizations and banks handle highly personal information. But a new Huntress survey shows many threat actors frequently target these companies.
The Instructure Canvas breach affects universities, K–12 school districts, and teaching hospitals globally. This blog entry intends to provide context and practical guidance.