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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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2023

When it comes to the healthcare industry, there’s a potential API security-related and healthcare data security problem. Medical records contain sensitive personal information, which is valuable to cybercriminals, who can use it for everything from identity theft to insurance fraud.

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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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 2, 2023

Stolen email addresses and phone numbers can lead to an increase in phishing attempts, while Social Security numbers could be used by cybercriminals to conduct instances of identity theft.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

At least 69,000 people have been impacted by a data breach at Kaiser Permanente, a long-running managed healthcare consortium. The latest in a long-running series of healthcare attacks, the road to stolen data began on April 5 this year with an email compromise. Healthcare attacks: big business for fraudsters.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2021

Department of Justice announced that Swiss hacker Till Kottmann, 21, has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. A group of US hackers recently claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

This breach ranks among the largest ever reported for a healthcare provider or health plan in the U.S. million affected individuals to inform them of the data breach and provide guidance on steps they can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 Protect your—and your family’s—personal information by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection. million of its patients, as well as employees and their dependents.

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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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SC Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

Healthcare has become one of the areas where we feel this friction the most. Despite the heightened privacy and security concerns of healthcare, there are enormous opportunities to better integrate our unique digital identities into the healthcare process and reduce many of these concerns.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse cost taxpayers billions of dollars. According to a report published in BusinessWire, the global healthcare fraud analytic market may reach US$ 5.69 The post How to Prevent Fraud in Healthcare by Knowing Your Patient? billion by 2027. 2021 saw a peaking of medical fraud and […].

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, Adaptive Health Integrations (AHI), a healthcare software and billing services firm in North Dakota, suffered a data breach that affected more than half a million individuals. Both firms made their announcements days apart.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2022

The healthcare sector continues to be a high priority target for malicious threat actors, as it has been throughout the pandemic. Broward Health, a large healthcare system in South Florida, disclosed a data breach that impacts more than 1.3 million of its patients. million of its patients.

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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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In a chilling reminder of the vulnerability of critical healthcare infrastructure, Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack in November 2023. Many worry about the potential misuse of their sensitive information, including identity theft and medical fraud. What happened?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2020

On June 16, authorities in Michigan arrested 29-year-old Justin Sean Johnson in connection with a 43-count indictment on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The fraudulent tax refund claims made in the names of UPMC identity theft victims caused the IRS to issue $1.7

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 25, 2023

Before You Begin Filing: Protect Yourself from Tax-Related Identity Theft and Scams As digital technologies evolve, we often turn to tax software and other platforms to make our lives easier when filing our taxes. A report from Fornuly found that about 33% of people in the United States have experienced some form of identity theft.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. This has left victims scrambling to understand the extent of the damage and how to help protect themselves against the evolving threat of identity theft. Protecting yourself from the damages of data breaches and identity theft is paramount.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2022

SuperCare Health, a California based healthcare firm that deals with patients suffering from respiratory ailments, has posted a data breach notice on its website. Currently, there is no evidence that the stolen details were used/being used in any of the identity theft campaigns.

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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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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Canadian healthcare organization Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) has disclosed a data breach affecting client data. As we have mentioned before , identity theft is a serious problem, especially when it affects children. Countermeasures BORN states that there are no additional steps you need to take.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The five affected hospitals, Bluewater Health, Chatham Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, and Windsor Regional Hospital, have had to reschedule appointments with their patients due to the attack. We don't just report on threats - we help safeguard your entire digital identity.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ngo was recently deported back to his home country after serving more than seven years in prison for running multiple identity theft services. One of the names of his identity theft services was findget[.]me,” He now says he wants to use his experience to convince other cybercriminals to use their skills for good.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Synthetic Identity Theft: What It Is and How It Works IdentityIQ You work hard to protect your identity. But despite your diligence, there’s a form of identity theft that’s becoming increasingly prevalent and is notoriously difficult to detect — synthetic identity theft.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Additionally, identity theft protection services will be offered to individuals affected by the attack. This incident is just one of many recent cyberattacks targeting the healthcare sector, which has become an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals due to the sensitive nature of the data that healthcare providers hold.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Some criminals on the dark web are ready to pay heavily if they get their hands on sensitive information, such as contact details leading to identity theft. At the same time, they also have a penchant to buy healthcare related info, as they can sell the information to research labs operating with malevolent purposes.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

The radiology specialist and its vendor Alliance HealthCare are being sued by patients impacted by its nine-month, PACS-related health care data breach. HHS previously detailed the severe risk posed by stolen ePHI, such as medical identity theft, the weaponization of medical data, financial fraud, and other cybercrimes.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2022

Over the last few years, particularly since the start of the pandemic, malicious threat actors have increasingly targeted the healthcare sector. Kaiser did add that it does not believe there was any evidence of identity theft or misuse of PHI as a result of this incident.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2023

Maternal & Family Health Services (MFHS), a nonprofit healthcare giant based in Pennsylvania, said in an advisory and press release that it has suffered a ransomware attack which led to the potential exposure of sensitive data of patients, employees, and vendors.

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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

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. LCMHS reported the incident to the secretary of the U.S.

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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.

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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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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Data breaches and privacy violations: catalysts for collective legal action Whether it's a university, corporation, or healthcare provider, the mishandling or exposure of personal data can lead to devastating consequences for individuals.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. Hospitals and healthcare organizations were an attractive target even before the coronavirus pandemic. Expanding the use of telemedicine, transforming healthcare access for remote patients.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 20, 2021

It is also not uncommon for firms in the healthcare vertical to symbiotically share various types of information with one another; private healthcare-related data is also almost always shared during the M&A process – even before deals have closed.

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