The New York-based Ambulance Service, Empress Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has recently experienced a ransomware attack. On July 14, 2022, the EMS provider discovered some encryption on its systems. A number of security measures were implemented to reduce the risk of harm posed by the incident and local law enforcement was promptly notified. Empress EMS …
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A class action lawsuit has been settled by Ambry Genetics for $12.25 million following a data breach affecting 232,772 patients. The lawsuit stems from an incident regarding the unauthorized access of an employee email account over a two-day period in January 2020. The incident was reported by Ambry Genetics to the Department of Health and …
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A recent researcher letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found third-party tracking tools on 99 percent of examined abortion clinic websites. Concerns have been raised by the researchers about the threat to data privacy this presents. Although tracking tools are widespread online, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling highlighted serious questions about the security of …
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Syracuse-based Practice Resources has announced that they have recently experienced a data breach involving the protected health information of 924,138 individuals. Practice Resources is a provider of billing and other professional services to a number of healthcare entities. On April 12, 2022, Practices Resources was subject to a ransomware attack. According to the breach notification …
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Detroit, Michigan-based law firm Warner Norcross and Judd (WNJ) has reported a data breach to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) affecting the PHI of 255,160 individuals. The notification comes following a client of the law firm, Priority Health’s breach notification letter, who had previously informed 120,000 clients of the incident. According to …
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Parma-based Health Aid of Ohio has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit to resolve claims made by individuals who had their information exposed in a data breach. On February 19 , 2021, the full-service home medical equipment provider found that an unauthorized third party had gained access to its network and exfiltrated files containing …
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A class action lawsuit filed against Missouri-based BJC Healthcare has resulted in a settlement. The nonprofit healthcare provider has agreed to create a fund to resolve claims made by class members. The lawsuit comes as a result of a data breach involving the PHI of 287,876 individuals. In 2020, BJC discovered suspicious activity on its …
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A recent report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that Medicare recipients who reside in urban areas were more likely to use telehealth compared to recipients who reside in rural areas during the first year of the pandemic. The OIG conducted the study to …
A class action lawsuit filed against the Urology Center of Colorado has reach a settlement agreement. The lawsuit was filed against the healthcare provider in response to a data breach involving the PHI of 137,820 individuals. Between September 7th and September 8th 2021, an unauthorized third-party had gained access to the Urology Center’s networks and …
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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Morristown-based Lamoille Health Partners following a ransomware attack involving the PHI of 59,381 patients. On June 13, 2022, Lamolle Health Partners had detected suspicious activity on their network. Following a forensic investigation, the healthcare provider confirmed that an unauthorized third-party had gaineds access to its network the …
