Cybercriminals that hacked Athens Orthopedic Clinic account for 30% of July healthcare breaches

Cybercriminals that hacked Athens Orthopedic Clinic account for 30% of July healthcare breaches — 5 takeaways

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

In June, hacker group DarkOverlords breached Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic's systems with the group selling 500 patient records on the black market.

Of July's 39 total health data braches, TheDarkOverLord was responsible for nearly 30 percent of breaches, according to HealthcareITNews.

Here are five takeaways:

1. In June, hackers breached 11 million health records.

2. This number tapered down in July with a total of 126,930 stolen records.

3. In July, DarkOverlords stole 23,565 records and placed the records on the black market.

4. Of the total breaches, one in four involved paper records and another 25 percent involved business associates.

5. Following the breach, Athens Orthopedic Clinic mailed letters notifying patients and posted a letter to their website.

Cybercriminals that hacked Athens Orthopedic Clinic account for 30% of July healthcare breaches — 5 takeaways