Category Archives: hacking medical records

Boys Town Healthcare Data Breach Exposed Personal Details of Patients

Another day, Another data breach!This time-sensitive and personal data of hundreds of thousands of people at Boys Town National Research Hospital have been exposed in what appears to be the largest ever reported breach by a pediatric care provider or children's hospital.According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, the breach incident affected

Singapore’s Largest Healthcare Group Hacked, 1.5 Million Patient Records Stolen

Singapore's largest healthcare group, SingHealth, has suffered a massive data breach that allowed hackers to snatch personal information on 1.5 million patients who visited SingHealth clinics between May 2015 and July 2018.SingHealth is the largest healthcare group in Singapore with 2 tertiary hospitals, 5 national specialty , and eight polyclinics.According to an advisory released by