[BreachExchange] Arizona imaging provider's EHR hit by ransomware exposing info of 244, 800 patients

[Destry Winant]

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/arizona-imaging-provider-s-ehr-hit-by-ransomware-exposing-info-of-244-800-patients.html

Assured Imaging, a mobile digital mammography provider in Tucson,
Ariz., is notifying more than 244,800 patients that their protected
health information was exposed after its EHR system was attacked with
ransomware.

Assured, which provides digital imaging services in eight states,
reported the incident to HHS Aug. 27 as affecting 244,813 patients. In
an Aug. 26 statement posted to its website, Assured said it discovered
on May 19 that ransomware had encrypted its EHR, and its systems were
accessed by an unknown attacker from May 15-17. Some data was
exfiltrated from its systems during that period, Assured stated.

Patient information affected by the security incident includes names,
addresses, dates of birth, patient identification numbers and medical
histories.

After discovering the ransomware attack, Assured notified HHS and
other government regulators and is reviewing its privacy policies to
implement more safeguards.