Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

The unauthorized actor gained access to Magellan’s systems after sending a phishing email on April 6 that impersonated a Magellan client,” The healthcare giant reported the incident to the US authorities and retained experts from cybersecurity firm Mandiant to help with the investigation into the cyber attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Healthcare company Atrium Health disclosed a data breach that impacted 585,000 individuals. Moreover, the nature of the information that could have been collected would be very unlikely to result in identity theft or any financial harm. The company notified the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The healthcare industry might be known for the work it does to treat patients. With copious amounts of data collected by healthcare facilities, cybercriminals often target such entities. Moreover, the healthcare industry collects unique data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI), which is extremely valuable.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Your main business is healthcare, so your excuse when you get hacked is that you didnt have the budget to secure your network. In the Canadian healthcare system, a Personal Health Number (PHN) is a unique lifetime identifier that is used to share a patient’s health information among healthcare providers. Am I right?

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2025

The company emphasized that, so far, there have been no reports of identity theft. As of now, the ransomware group has not added the healthcare organization to its leak site. As of now, the ransomware group has not added the healthcare organization to its leak site.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The systems at the hospital were brought down by the attack starting on August 27, 2023, the healthcare organization confirmed that the security breach disrupted internal systems, some applications, communications, online payments, and the HSHS website. The outage of the impacted systems lasted several days.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

Community Health Center (CHC) data breach impacted over 1 million patients in Connecticut, the healthcare provider started notifying them. Community Health Center (CHC) is a leading healthcare provider based in Connecticut, offering primary care, dental, behavioral health, and specialty services.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

NextGen Healthcare suffered a data breach, the security incident exposed the personal information of approximately 1 million individuals. Healthcare solutions provider NextGen Healthcare suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of informing approximately one million individuals. NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Chances are youve received at least one of these letters, which means you have been put at risk for identity theft and major financial losses. Data breaches occur when sensitive, protected, or confidential data is hacked or leaked from a company or organization. If you do become a victim of identity theft, youll have 24/7 U.S.-based

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

EmCare disclosed that a number of employees’ email accounts had been hacked, potentially exposing personal information of patients and employees. EmCare disclosed that a number of employees’ email accounts had been hacked, potentially exposing personal information of patients and employees. “ EmCare , Inc.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Related: Class-action lawsuits pile up in wake of NPD hack So what’s the connection? This drives public awareness of the risks associated with identity theft. As a result, many people rush to protect themselves by subscribing to services that offer credit monitoring, identity theft protection, and fraud alerts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

On September 13, 2023, the healthcare organization disclosed a data breach and in December 2023, it announced that the incident impacted 252,890 individuals. SRHS is offering impacted individuals access to credit monitoring services provided by IDX identity theft protection for twelve months at no cost.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Healthcare technology company HealthEC disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4.5 Healthcare technology company HealthEC (HEC) disclosed a data breach that impacted 4.5 HealthEC is a healthcare technology company that provides solutions for care coordination, population health management, and value-based care.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The healthcare provider promptly secured its infrastructure with the help of a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm. The healthcare provider also conducted an investigation to determine the scope of the intrusion. You can generally report suspected incidents of identity theft to local law enforcement or to the Attorney General.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2023

Adding more embarrassment to last year’s Twitter Data Breach, a new finding on the web has discovered a new database dump exposed on an online hacking forum. Hudson Rock did not name the hacking form that contains the twitter data dump. Now, the company needs to respond to the latest data dump appearing on a hacking forum.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

million Australians who used the MediSecure prescription delivery service during the approximate period of March 2019 to November 2023 are impacted by this Incident based on individuals’ healthcare identifiers. The company warns that the stolen data can be used to carry out scams, phishing attacks, and identity theft against Australians.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

LockBit breached the Community Healthcare Clinic of Maui as they are still rebuilding from the devastating fire last year. The clinic operates with a mission to deliver culturally sensitive healthcare, emphasizing education, prevention, and advocacy regardless of patients’ ability to pay.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2024

The healthcare industry has had a rough time when it comes to cybersecurity. Over the last few years, the number of data breaches in the healthcare industry has gradually increased. Clearly, there’s still a lot of work to be done to improve cybersecurity measures in healthcare.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The healthcare facilities remained open and accepted some walk-in patients, who were treated and released. Healthcare: Healthcare organizations also hold a lot of sensitive data, such as patient medical records. This data can be used by cybercriminals to commit fraud or identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

Located in Broward County, Florida, Broward Health currently operates more than 30 healthcare facilities. The healthcare system discovered the security breach on October 19, and reported the incident to local authorities, it also hired a third-party cybersecurity expert to help with the investigations. .” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A United Kingdom national, member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ hacking group was sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced the US DoJ. The United Kingdom national Nathan Wyatt (39), a member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ hacking group, was extradited to the United States in December 2019. SecurityAffairs – hacking, The Dark Overlord).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Kootenai Health is a healthcare organization based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Kootenai Health is also offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX, A Zero Fox Company. The malware only encrypts files matching predefined criteria.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The US Department of Justice announced the indictment of three Iranian hackers for hacking US aerospace and satellite companies. The hackers were employed in a coordinated campaign of identity theft and hacking on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

million Australians who used the MediSecure prescription delivery service during the approximate period of March 2019 to November 2023 are impacted by this Incident based on individuals’ healthcare identifiers. The company warns that the stolen data can be used to carry out scams, phishing attacks, and identity theft against Australians.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that the alleged member of The Dark Overlord hacking group has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the US. authorities on six counts of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected computer, and conspiracy. SecurityAffairs – The Dark Overlord, hacking).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Lake Charles Memorial Health System is the largest not-for-profit community healthcare system in Southwest Louisiana. ” According to the portal for breaches of healthcare organizations, the incident impacted 269,752 individuals. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lake Charles Memorial Health System). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Targeted Sector Vulnerabilities: Financial Services, IT, Healthcare, Education, and Government sectors have emerged as primary targets, with attackers fine-tuning their strategies to exploit specific vulnerabilities within these industries. Stefanie is a regular writer at Bora.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

Threat actors can exploit this data to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, from phishing attacks to identity theft. HCPF’s primary focus is on providing access to affordable and quality healthcare services for eligible individuals and families. state of Colorado.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2024

Breaches can lead to identity theft, financial or IP loss, and eroded trust in AI. These technologies have an increasing effect on various aspects of our lives, from healthcare and finance to transportation and personal devices, making it such a critical topic to focus on.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Second is the news related to Baton Rouge General Health System (GHS), a healthcare service provider that disclosed yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack in June this year leaking patient details to hackers. The other news that is trending is related to the midterm elections that are on the way shortly.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

PACS servers are used in the healthcare industry to archive images created by radiological processes and to make them available to medical staff for analysis and diagnosis. Greenbone Networks researchers analyzed about 2,300 Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) systems exposed online. ” concludes the report.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 20, 2021

University and college databases often store a wide variety of valuable information, everything from loans and bank account information to social security numbers and passport information — even healthcare data. It goes deeper. Even businesses used by universities are being targeted. That can open doors for hackers. Turn the auto-updates on.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

HIPAA mandates that healthcare providers, insurers, and business associates implement robust security measures to safeguard patient data. Recent updates to HIPAA regulations may address new technologies and evolving threats in the healthcare industry.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 18, 2024

The healthcare industry has emerged as a prominent target for cybercriminal activities in the past few years. In 2023 alone, the healthcare industry witnessed a staggering 130% increase in ransomware attacks. According to The HIPAA Journal , cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry have grown exponentially in recent years.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

These new attacks affect everything from private citizens and businesses to government systems; healthcare organizations; public services; and food, water, and fuel supply chains. Crimeware is a type of malware that cyber criminals use to commit identity theft or gain financial information to execute transactions. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Another organization in the healthcare industry was a victim of a Ransomware attack, this time the victim is Brooklyn Hospital. A ransomware attack has infected several computer systems at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York, the organization permanently lost patient data. ” concludes the notice. “Under U.S.

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