Tag: Ransomware
Wright & Filippis hit with ransomware attack
December 1, 2022HME News Staff
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Wright & Filippis has reported a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, as well as the California Attorney General, after the company learned it had been the target of a ransomware attack, according to news reports. The breach resulted in names, dates of birth, patient numbers, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers and health insurance information being compromised. Recently, Wright & Filippis sent out...
Airway Oxygen hit by ransomware attack
July 5, 2017HME News Staff
WYOMING, Mich. - Airway Oxygen has experienced a ransomware attack affecting 500,000 individuals, according to the breach portal of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services. In a notice to customers, Airway Oxygen said it learned that an unidentified criminal(s) had gained access to its technical infrastructure and installed ransomware to deny the company access to its own data. “We have no indication that any of your protected health information stored on...
Cyber attacks? Providers say they're armed
June 9, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - A recent ransomware attack on healthcare organizations in more than a dozen countries served as reminder to HME providers of the importance of investing in cyber security.
Unlike a typical computer attack, in which hackers steal data, a ransomware attack involves using malicious software to encrypt documents, images and other files, essentially holding them hostage until the victim pays to have them unlocked.
“I like to think we've been vigilant all along,”...