Healthcare sector cyber attacks are accelerating. In Arizona, the number of people impacted by breaches of unprotected health information has increased by 260% since 2023, with nearly 2.4 million individuals affected so far this year. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reported a 256% increase in hacking incidents...
According to the United States Department of Health Service Office for Civil Rights, the breach impacted Arizona Health Advantage, Inc. dba Arizona Priority Care; AZPC Clinics, LLC; and contracted health plans including Alignment Health Plan of Arizona, Alignment Health Insurance Company of Arizona, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, and...Arizona News
The integrated healthcare provider notified patients that their protected health information (PHI) was exposed when hackers accessed its network on January 25, 2022.
The breach is considered a hacking/IT incident by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, which collects incidents of unsecured PHI. The...
On May 1, 2022, Yuma Regional Medical Center announced it was experiencing a ransomware incident impacting its operations and on April 29, the FPS Medical Center in Lake Havasu reported a data security event that could impact protected health information: the US Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights reported...
In August, Desert Wells Family Medicine in Queen Creek reported that in May cybercriminals breached unsecured protected health information in a ransomware attack that corrupted provider medical records impacting 35,000. Arizona's Mercy Grace Private Practice was also hacked in December 2020 affecting 4,450 patients, according to the most...
