That information related to patients who had received healthcare services between March 2012 and November 2022. The review of the affected files confirmed they contained a range of PHI, which varied from individual to individual. The breach notification letter does not state when access to the network was first gained.
Third-party cybersecurity experts were engaged to investigate the breach and determined on or around April 7, 2023, that patient data was potentially accessed.
Suspicious network activity was detected on November 7, 2022, and its digital environment was immediately secured. The Roosevelt, UT-based health system, Uintah Basin Healthcare, has discovered hackers gained access to its network and may have viewed or obtained the protected health information of 103,974 patients. Uintah Basin Healthcare Hacking Incident Affects Almost 104,000 Patients Recently, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter in Tennessee halted operations for two weeks while recovering from a cyberattack, and a 2022 survey indicated 25% of healthcare organizations would be forced to temporarily halt operations in the event of a ransomware attack. Larger healthcare providers may temporarily divert ambulances and cancel some appointments following a ransomware attack but do not typically halt operations, but smaller healthcare providers may be left with little alternative.
The clinic has yet to upload a breach notification to its website or report the breach to regulators, so the extent to which patient data has been compromised is not yet known. The closure was necessary as the clinic was unable to access patient records. The clinic furloughed staff while systems were shut down and efforts are being made to restore systems. The asthma and allergy clinic has been closed for at least two weeks as a result of the attack, but the closure appears to be temporary. The Oklahoma Institute of Allergy Asthma and Immunology was forced to cease trading while it recovered from a cyberattack, with patients forced to wait to receive medical care or seek treatment at other facilities. Oklahoma Institute of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Halts Operations After Cyberattack
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