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US Hospital
cybercriminals Data Breach HIV Unauthorized Websites US Hospital

345,000 People are Affected by a Data Breach at ARcare

 

ARcare announced a data breach after an unauthorized party acquired access to sensitive information stored on the company's computer servers. The names, dates of birth, financial account information, and Social Security numbers of some people were exposed as a result of the incident.

ARcare sent out data breach notices to those whose information was compromised on April 25, 2022. The Arcare breach, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, affected 345353 people. 

ARcare, a community health clinic in Augusta, Arkansas, offers services such as chronic disease management, behavioral health, and HIV treatment. The healthcare provider discovered the personal information about individuals had been exposed on April 4 and began notifying potentially affected individuals and regulators on April 25. 345,353 people may have been infected, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS). 

ARcare learnt about a data security incident affecting its software system on February 24, 2022, according to an official document filed by the business. As a result, the corporation took steps to secure its computer systems and initiated an inquiry to discover more about the incident's origin and scale. 

The data breach alert states, "ARcare is examining and updating existing policies and procedures relevant to data protection and security.ARcare is also looking into additional security measures to minimize any risk related to this incident and to better prevent future instances."

ARcare confirmed on March 14, 2022, how an unauthorized entity had gained access to and perhaps removed sensitive data from the ARcare network. Between January 18, 2022, and February 24, 2022, an unauthorized entity got access to the system.
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Singapore
Cybersecurity Breach Data Breach Database Compromised HIV Singapore

Massive HIV Data Leak: Thousands of Detailed Records Compromised.












In a recent major data leak in Singapore, thousands of HIV positive people’s records were compromised.


One of the victims of this leak was informed via a phone call that her record was out in the open along with those of approx. 14,000 others.

This enormous leak came off as really shocking to people as many of them were reluctant to let the fact surface in outer world.

The main target which has emerged in this database leakage incident is the Singaporean media.

The government said that a local doctor who had an American partner, who had access to all the records in question, is the main person who’s at fault.

Reportedly, according to the authorities the leak has been contained but an extreme emotional damage has been caused to the HIV infected.

In Singapore, as mandated by the law, the aforementioned victim’s HIV status was added to the national database.

The HIV registry was set up in 1985 by the ministry of health to keep a check on the infection and potential cases’ status.

The previously mentioned database is the one which got compromised accompanied by the names and addresses of more than 14,000 people.

According to the sources the name of the American partner has been reported to be as, Mikhy Farrera-Brochez. The data and the access to the registry had been wrested from his Singaporean doctor partner.

Mikhy couldn’t work in Singapore because as the Singaporean law states so. But he got convicted of fraud because he used someone else’s blood to pass a mandatory HIV test.

According to Mikhy there is more to the story of the leakage and it’s not just him who’s behind it all. He also said that he had contracted HIV in prison and that he was denied medication.

He also blamed Singapore for using the HIV database for keeping track of gay men in the country because same-sex sex there is illegal.

To this accusation Singaporean authorities have replied negatively and cited that the statement is absolutely untrue.

Singapore’s health minister is working with the authorities of the US regarding the case.
Earlier there was a total ban on people with HIV entering the borders of Singapore, which got lifted in 2015.

But the people who have married Singaporean citizens or have permanent residencies in the country could dodge it.

This leak has come as a shock as well as emotionally degrading. This chaotic circumstance has made the citizens question the way records are kept in security.

One of the senior doctors who have been working on safeguarding the interests of the HIV patients in Singapore said that many implementations exist which restrict the doctors from accessing such records.

This incident has wreaked a lot of emotional havoc to people who are infected and whose names are in those compromised records.

The victims aren’t even sure that whether the leak has actually been contained or not.

This leaked information could ruin a lot of lives and careers for the infected.

The victims are seriously concerned about the diaspora of the detailed information and the compromised records.


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