Breach Notification , Business Email Compromise (BEC) , Fraud Management & Cybercrime
Healthcare Organizations Facing More Cyberthreats Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 1, 2020 Dynasplint Systems and Utah Pathology both recently reported hacks affecting more than 100,000 individuals.Two recent hacking incidents that each affected more than 100,000 individuals illustrate the variety of cyberthreats healthcare organizations face during these chaotic times.
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Friday, Salt Lake City, Utah-based medical testing laboratory Utah Pathology Services reported to federal regulators an email hack affecting 112,000. Earlier in August, Severna Park, Maryland-based Dynasplint Systems, which sells splints for patients with connective tissue issues, reported a hacking incident involving a network server that affected about 103,000.
The two hacking incidents are among the largest posted so far this year on the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights' HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website that lists health data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals.
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