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3,117,874 People Warned After Healthcare Firm Breached, Placing Trove of Sensitive Personal and Medical Records at Risk
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (210+ words) A US healthcare management services provider says a security breach may have compromised the information of current and former patients. In a notice, QualDerm Partners says that it detected unauthorized activity on certain systems within its network on Christmas eve....
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (422+ words) A healthcare firm has agreed to shell out millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit over a data breach that exposed patients" sensitive information. According to the settlement administrator"s portal, Essen Medical Associates has agreed to pay…...
90,000 Americans Warned After Healthcare Firm Breached, Placing Patients' Names, Social Security Numbers and Health Records at Risk
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (269+ words) Tens of thousands of Americans are now at risk of identity theft and privacy violations after a healthcare firm suffered a cybersecurity event. A new bulletin from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights shows that…...
237,830 Healthcare Patients Potentially Exposed After Hackers Access Trove of Sensitive Data
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (216+ words) The personal information of hundreds of thousands of US healthcare patients may have been leaked in a cyberattack. According to the government of Maine, the sensitive information of 237,830 patients of the healthcare firm Bell Ambulance, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was…...
Healthcare Firm Handing Out $11,000,000 After Cyberattack Exposes Patients' Sensitive Information
3+ week, 6+ day ago (252+ words) A US healthcare company is settling with the victims of a cybersecurity attack that exposed patients" personal identifying information. According to new court filings, Kentucky-based Norton Healthcare Inc. has reached a settlement regarding a cybersecurity incident that occurred in May…...
Patients Receiving Up To $5,000 After Healthcare Firm Breached, Exposing Records of 426,536 Americans
4+ week, 2+ day ago (212+ words) A US orthopedic and neurosurgery practice has agreed to a multi-million dollar class action settlement stemming from a security breach that happened in February of 2024. The terms of the settlement provide that Rebound will create a $2.5 million fund that will…...
Surgeon Drains $145,000,000 From US Government and Blue Cross in Massive Fraud Scheme: DOJ
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (213+ words) An orthopedic surgeon in Texas orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that drained more than $100 million from the healthcare system, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says 61-year-old Michael Taba accepted bribes and kickbacks from pharmacy owners to prescribe…...
Healthcare Giant Handing $1,900,000,000 To Customers After Allegedly Limiting Competition, Driving Up Insurance Costs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) A healthcare giant will soon distribute a massive pile of cash to customers in one of the largest antitrust settlements in US history. Blue Cross has agreed to pay $2.67 billion to settle accusations that its companies violated antitrust laws by…...
626,540 Americans at Risk After Hackers Hit Healthcare Firm, Access Trove of Sensitive Data
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) A US healthcare firm says a whopping 626,540 Americans are affected by a cyberattack and data breach. ApolloMD disclosed the number in a new filing with the Department of Health and Human Services Office. The firm says it became aware of…...
83,354 Americans Warned After 'Unauthorized Entity' Accesses Trove of Healthcare Records in Ohio
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) A US-based healthcare firm just disclosed a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised the data of tens of thousands of Americans. In a new filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the Ohio-based Counseling Center of Wayne and…...