In Oregon, the Neuromusculoskeletal Center of the Cascades and Cascade Surgicenter collectively are “The Center.” The professionals that work there are highly trained doctors from many fields, including physiatry, occupational medicine, neurosurgical, and orthopedic care. The Center serves central Oregon at three stand-alone clinics and rural treatment at six shared clinics.
Ben E. Keith Company (BEK) is a food and drink distributor that serves over 62 Texas counties and 15 states. They are a service provider for Anheuser-Busch products, providing everything from craft and import drinks to steaks and sugar. In October, BEK announced a possible data breach of their network information, but further details required an investigation. Their investigations have presumably ended, as a notice for the event has recently appeared on the Texas Attorney General’s website.
Norton Healthcare consists of over 430 locations between Kentucky and Indiana. The clinics meet over two million a year, including adult and pediatric patients. The hospital offers one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in the region and employs over 25,000 faculty members. Norton Healthcare is a community powerhouse in the region; this makes their announcement of a data breach all the more disturbing.
This week’s data breaches contained significant impact figures from around the world. Malware on a vendor’s computer inadvertently breached Japan’s Line Messenger. New York’s East River Medical Imaging suffered the loss of employee and patient record information. The Pan-American Life Insurance Group faces a 105k record data breach through MOVEit.
Cybersecurity breaches are at epidemic proportions; in the last two years, cybercriminals have stolen over 2.6 billion consumer records from thousands of organizations. The breaches target more than individuals—they target data from healthcare networks, academic institutions, small businesses, and governments. The attacks come at a destructive cost. Where criminals use personal information for extortion, and the trust of the public is ever-decreasing.
The number of victims caused by the global MOVEit data breach continues to climb; Welltok has announced more exposures, this time from three more health organizations. Welltok is an online provider of lifestyle health services and allows health professionals to communicate quickly with their patients. This most recent announcement involves Elixir RX Solutions from Ohio, OrthoNebraska from Nebraska, and OSF HealthCare System from Illinois.
The Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) provides various insurance plans across the states and beyond. PALIG employs more than 2,100 staff and has a 110-year history of providing insurance to those needing it. Companies and individuals turn to PALIG in their time of need, and PALIG returns the favor by providing high-quality insurance options.
East River Medical Imaging (ERMI) has three locations in New York City and Westchester County. ERMI is a “multi-modality radiology center,” including patient-centered solutions like MRIs, CTs, ultrasounds, imaging, radiology, fluoroscopy, and x-rays. They have served New York since 1970 and have a long history of high-quality patient care. At the end of August, an unauthorized actor accessed their network—exposing sensitive information from employees and patients.
Line Messenger is a communication app that allows users to communicate for free by sending messages and making voice calls. Japan’s mega-corporation, LY Corp., owns them; LY offers a variety of lifestyle solutions, including shopping, business, gaming, and financial tech apps. LY purportedly discovered a breach at the beginning of October—although investigations are ongoing, the event may have exposed thousands.
