Rite Aid, the third biggest pharmacy company based in Philadelphia with over 2,000 U.S. stores, reported a cyberattack in June that potentially compromised customer’s protected health information (PHI). The breach investigation and incident response by third-party cybersecurity experts are almost completed. All breached systems were recovered and are 100% operational. The analysis of the compromised … Read more
The Qilin ransomware group responsible for an attack that has upset healthcare services throughout London has added Synnovis, a pathology services provider for NHS hospitals, to its darknet leak site. The ransomware attack at the beginning of June on Synnovis resulted in major interferences to services, particularly blood testing. This latest action of Qilin suggests … Read more
2.35M Individuals Impacted by American Vision Partners Breach Medical Management Resource Group, LLC (MMRG), also known as American Vision Partners, has affirmed in a breach notification letter sent to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights that the protected health information (PHI) of 2,350,236 persons was exposed in a hacking incident. MMRG discovered unauthorized activity in … Read more
The Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children (PPOC) encountered a malware attack on February 10, 2020, causing a system outage. 500+ pediatricians, doctor assistants and nurse practitioners were not able to access patient data and consultation calendar. The PPOC is a physician group affiliated with Boston Children’s Hospital. PPOC has approximately 200 servers. The malware attack … Read more