Midwest Spine and Brain Institute Impacted by Vendor Ransomware Attack
Midwest Spine and Brain Institute, along with Brookhaven ENT Allergy and Facial Surgery and Digestive Disease Center, have disclosed data breaches stemming from a ransomware attack on a shared vendor. The incidents follow a pattern of healthcare providers being exposed through third-party service relationships.
Why this matters: When a vendor gets hit, every healthcare provider using that vendor gets hit too. Patients do not pick the vendors. They never agreed to hand their medical records to a third party, and they usually have no idea it happened until a breach notice arrives months later. Medical data is among the most sensitive information that exists. Three providers in one story means this one vendor failure had a wide blast radius. That is the real accountability gap in healthcare data security right now.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · Healthcare professionals · Compliance
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