The suit, filed on March 27 and first reported by the Baltimore Banner, accuses pharmacist Matthew Bathula of implanting keyloggers — a type of software that records what someone types on a keyboard — on about 400 computers at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). “It’s our most sincere hope and expectation that the person alleged to have violated the trust of his colleagues and of our organization will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, which is why we have worked collaboratively over the past several months with the FBI and US Attorney’s Office who are engaged in an active criminal investigation,” the medical center said in a statement posted to their website on Thursday. The hospital reportedly “put IT protections in place that were readily available prior to Bathula’s attacks and which are reasonable and standard in the industry,” according to the complaint, including disabling the use of thumb drives and implementing restrictions on downloads and uploads of applications. A Maryland pharmacist installed spyware on hundreds of computers at a major teaching hospital and recorded videos over the course of a decade of staff pumping breastmilk and breastfeeding, a class-action lawsuit alleges. No criminal charges have been filed against Bathula, who according to the complaint and a statement from UMMC is being investigated by the FBI. The class-action was filed by an anonymous employee at the hospital against her employer, which the suit contends was negligent in allowing the security breaches to occur and in allegedly failing to notify victims. Through the keyloggers, Bathula allegedly accessed coworkers’ passwords, including for bank accounts, home surveillance systems, emails, dating apps and other accounts. “UMMC is subject to numerous state and federal regulations that require it to implement measures to protect the sensitive information stored on its computer systems,” the complaint says. He downloaded private photographs, videos and personal information, the complaint claims, and even remotely activated webcams in exam rooms for telehealth sessions.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 01:20:15 +0000