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Medical software maker Episource data breach leaks thousands of patients’ private health info
Medical software company Episource this week began notifying victims of a January 2025 data breach that compromised medical records and health insurance info. Sharp Healthcare, an Episource client in California, is also notifying patients of the breach. Sharp’s notice confirmed the breach resulted from a ransomware attack. Sharp’s notice says the following personal info was compromised: Health data such as…
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Use Gemini’s ‘Saved Info’ to Automate Complicated Instructions
In Gemini’s settings, you’ll find an option called “Saved Info.” Google describes this as a place where you can store information “about your life and preferences” to get better results from its chatbot. I’m here to tell you that might be the least useful way to use this feature. It’s much more powerful as a way to build your own…
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Sensata notifies victims of ransomware data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and medical info
Industrial tech maker Sensata yesterday confirmed it notified victims of an April 2025 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Tax ID numbers Government-issued ID numbers Financial account info Payment card info Medical info Health insurance info Dates of birth Sensata has not publicly disclosed the total number of victims, but Maine’s attorney general reports…
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North Carolina clinics notify 23K people of data breach; SSNs, financial and medical info leaked
Compassion Health Care in North Carolina this week confirmed it notified 23,282 people of a March 2025 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Health insurance info Claims info Clinical/diagnostic info Addresses Phone numbers Dates of birth And the following employee info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info Bank and routing…
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Montana hospital data breach leaks SSNs, medical and financial info
The Community Hospital of Anaconda this week confirmed it notified victims of an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth State-issued ID numbers (e.g. driver’s licenses, passports, and military IDs) Financial account info Patient account numbers Medical record numbers Medicare and Medicaid numbers Treatment info Health insurance info Ransomware gang…
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Union County, PA notifies victims of data breach that leaked SSNs and health info
Union County, Pennsylvania yesterday confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people of a March 2025 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and protected health information held by the County Children and Youth Services. A breach disclosure on the US Department of Health and Human Services website states Union County notified 501 people, but that figure…
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Idaho hospital notifies 34K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, health info
Weiser Memorial Hospital this week confirmed it notified 34,249 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following private info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers Treatments and procedures Medical diagnoses Health insurance info Dates of birth Ransomware gang Embargo claimed responsibility for the breach in September 2024, saying it stole 200 GB of data from the…
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IT services firm GeoLogics notifies 12K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial info
IT services company GeoLogics yesterday confirmed it notified 11,948 people of a December 2023 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, financial account info, and state-issued ID numbers. Ransomware gang DragonForce claimed responsibility for the breach, saying it stole 123 GB of data from GeoLogics. DragonForce lists GeoLogics on its data leak site. GeoLogics has not verified DragonForce’s claim.…
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Urban One notifies hundreds of data breach that compromised SSNs, tax and financial info
US media conglomerate Urban One this week confirmed it notified hundreds of people about a February 2025 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, direct deposit info, W-2 information, and home addresses. Ransomware gang Cactus claimed responsibility for the breach on March 12, 2025, saying it stole 2.5 TB of data from Urban One. To prove its claim, Cactus…
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Alabama eye doctor notifies 131K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info
Alabama Ophthalmology Associates this week confirmed it notified 131,576 people about a January 2025 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Health insurance info Treatment info Medical record number Medical history info Dates of birth Ransomware gang BianLian claimed responsibility for the attack. The group says it stole finance and HR data, patient records, biometric…
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