A hacker gained access to the University of Virginia Health System and infected physician devices with malware, allowing them to access medical records of 1,882 patients for 19 months. The breach was discovered in December 2017, but access was gained in May 2015. The data compromised included patient names, diagnoses, treatments, dates of birth, and addresses. The hacker has been arrested and did not take or share the patient information. The system has enhanced its security measures to prevent future breaches.
Startup OMass Secures $310M to Advance Drug for Rare Endocrine Disorder
OMass’s molecule is vying to become an alternative to a Neurocrine Biosciences drug that is currently the only FDA-approved therapy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. But
