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Ransomware gang says it hacked MA community clinic, stole medical records
Ransomware group Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, a clinic in Massachusetts. On December 16, 2024, BNHC announced it was the target of a cyber attack that compromised patients’ personal information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, medical record numbers, health insurance info, and other…
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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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Massachusetts hospital notifies 316,000 people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical and financial info
Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts yesterday confirmed it notified 316,342 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Demographic info Medical info Health insurance info Driver’s license number Financial info “Other” personal or health info Ransomware gang Money Message claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it stole 500 GB of data…
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Medical trials of a four-day week just showed huge physical and mental health benefits – staff reported higher wellbeing, less burnout, and better sleep
A new medical trial of the effects of a four-day week on workers’ health and wellbeing has revealed significant benefits. The research, from learning technology company Thrive and the University of Sussex, included tests such as MRI scans, blood tests and sleep tracking to monitor participants’ response to flexible working practices. Participants also filled out a set of weekly questionnaires…
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Fried chicken chain Bojangles breached; SSNs and medical info stolen by ransomware gang
Fast-food fried chicken chain Bojangles yesterday confirmed it notified more than 33,000 people of a February 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers, e.g. driver’s license or passport Financial account numbers Credit and debit card numbers Medical info Health insurance info Based on the info listed above, we can infer the data…
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Houston home healthcare service notifies 22K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Houston home healthcare company In-Home Attendant Services yesterday confirmed it notified 22,100 people about an October 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID number (e.g. driver’s license, passport) Financial account numbers Credit and debit card numbers Medical info Health insurance info Dates of birth Mailing addresses “Other” info In-Home Attendant Services on…
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Great Plains Regional Medical Center notifies 133K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info
Great Plains Regional Medical Center over the weekend confirmed it notified 133,149 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised patients’ names, Social Security numbers, health insurance info, clinical treatment info, driver’s license numbers, and demographic details. GPRMC says it suffered a ransomware attack, though no cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility yet. “This investigation showed that an unknown person…
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Texas clinic notifies 37K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, passwords, and medical info
South West Family Medicine Associates, a clinic in Dallas, TX, yesterday confirmed it notified 36,959 people about an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Driver’s license number Date of birth Mailing address Medications Lab results Diagnoses and conditions Passwords Personal ID numbers Access codes Numbers or info used to access financial resources…
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Planned Parenthood of Montana notifies 18K people of data breach that compromised medical info
Planned Parenthood of Montana (PPMT) has confirmed that 18,003 people were impacted by its August 2024 data breach. At the time, ransomware gang, RansomHub, claimed the cyber attack and alleged to have stolen 93GB of data. In a posting on its website (PDF), PPMT confirmed that: PPMT detected unusual network activity on August 28, 2024. We immediately took steps to…
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Saint Xavier University notifies 212K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Saint Xavier University this week confirmed it notified 212,267 people about a June 2023 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Passport info Financial account info Medical info Biometric info Health insurance info Student ID numbers Dates of birth Payment card info Account access info The notice sent to victims lists prospective,…
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