On April 17, 2023, Point32Health, the parent organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, identified a cybersecurity ransomware incident that impacted their Harvard Pilgrim Health Care systems. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has more than one...
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Midwestern Pet Foods Contaminated Pet Food Class Action
Court Preliminarily Approves Midwestern Pet Foods Contamination Settlement On February 6, 2023, Judge Matthew P. Brookman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted preliminary approval to a $6,375,000 settlement negotiated by Goldenberg...
Apria Healthcare Data Breach Investigation
Apria Healthcare is “one of the nation’s largest providers of home healthcare products and services” including sleep services, COPD care, wound care, respiratory medicines and diabetic equipment. On May 22, 2023, Apria Healthcare began issuing letters to 1,869,598...
One Brooklyn Health (“OBH”) Data Breach Investigation
One Brooklyn Health is the co-operator of Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. From July 9, 2022, through November 19, 2022, One Brooklyn Health’s computer systems were accessed by an...
Lehigh Valley Health Network Data Breach Investigation
In December 2022, the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued an analyst note about BlackCat, a ransomware variant, urging healthcare organizations to remain vigilant. Despite the warning, in February 2023, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)...
UC San Diego (UCSD) Health’s Disclosure of Patient’s Personal Health Information (“PHI”) and Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”)
Patients who utilized the scheduling website of UCSD Health’s Express Care and Urgent Care between September 13 and December 22, 2023, had their “PHI” and “PII” shared unknowingly and without authorization. The scheduling websites (administered by a third-party...