Becker’s Hospital Review reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “has access to sensitive information in 19 HHS databases and systems,” according to a court filing obtained by Wired. HHS provided the information during the discovery process in the lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations against
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Ascension Health Notifying 5.6 Million of Data Breach
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We previously reported that Ascension Health detected a cyber-attack on May 8, 2024, that affected clinical operations in Ascension facilities in six states.
On December 20, 2024, Ascension notified the Maine Attorney General in a regulatory filing that the attack compromised the personal information of 5.6 million individuals. According to Ascension, the incident occurred on…
Rhysida Hits American Addiction Centers + Publishes 2.8TB of Data
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American Addiction Centers (AAC) has notified 422,424 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a cyber-attack attributed to the Rhysida criminal organization. The incident was discovered on September 26, 2024, and the notification letter to affected individuals confirmed that the information exfiltrated included names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. AAC is offering…
Hacker Hits Toyota Industries N.A.
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Toyota Industries North America (TINA) has discovered that a hacker was able to access its corporate email system, compromising the personal and protected health information of approximately 19,000 individuals, apparently most of whom were employees.
The data that was potentially compromised included health insurance information, names, addresses, dates of birth, financial information, Social Security numbers,…