Tag: Healthcare

​Medusind, a leading billing provider for healthcare organizations, is notifying hundreds of thousands of individuals of a data breach that exposed their personal and health information more than a year ago, in December 2023. The Miami-based company operates 12 locations across the United States and India, and it also provides revenue cycle management services to […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to secure patients’ health data following a surge in massive healthcare data leaks. These stricter cybersecurity rules, proposed by the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and expected to be published as […]

​Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying nearly 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen in a May cyberattack linked to the Black Basta ransomware operation. The health network reported a total revenue of $28.3 billion in 2023 and operates 140 hospitals and 40 senior […]

Healthcare software as a service (SaaS) company Phreesia is notifying over 910,000 people that their personal and health data was exposed in a May breach of its subsidiary ConnectOnCall, acquired in October 2023. ConnectOnCall is a telehealth platform and after-hours on-call answering service with automated patient call tracking for healthcare providers. “On May 12, 2024, […]

Anna Jaques Hospital has confirmed on its website that a ransomware attack it suffered almost precisely a year ago, on December 25, 2023, has exposed sensitive health data for over 310,000 patients. Anna Jaques is a not-for-profit community hospital in Massachusetts, recognized for delivering high-quality care and performing over 4,700 surgeries yearly. As a mid-size acute […]

Major UK healthcare provider Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), part of the NHS Foundation Trust, has suffered a cyberattack that caused a systems outage leading to postponing appointments and scheduled procedures. The attack was disclosed publicly on Monday and the disruption continues. WUTH is a public healthcare organization in the United Kingdom that operates the Arrowe […]

A data breach at an unnamed French hospital exposed the medical records of 750,000 patients after a threat actor gained access to its electronic patient record system. A threat actor using the nickname ‘nears’ (previously near2tlg) claimed to have attacked multiple healthcare facilities in France, alleging that they have access to the patient records of over […]

UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. In May, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty warned during a congressional hearing that “maybe a third” of all American’s […]

The BianLian ransomware group has claimed the cyberattack on Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP) and threatens to leak stolen files unless a ransom is paid. BHCP is a network of over 300 pediatric physicians and specialists operating over 60 locations across New York’s Hudson Valley and Connecticut, offering patient care in clinics, community hospitals, and […]