Mikael Thalen reports: Data from the Epik hack leak reveals subpoenas and preservation requests directed to the company for information about some of its customers, apparently issued in the wake of Jan. 6. Data leaked online from the hack of web hosting company Epik appears to reveal domains of interest to investigations or other court proceedings. Some of…
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QR codes temporarily removed from Sask. COVID-19 vaccine records due to ‘privacy breach’
Kelly Skjerven reports: QR codes are being temporarily removed from residents’ COVID-19 vaccination records due to a situation that eHealth Saskatchewan is treating as a privacy breach. A Saskatchewan government release said they were alerted to an issue downloading patient QR codes. “IT has identified that the COVID-19 vaccination records of up to 19 residents have the potential of…
Ransomware disrupts services at Coos County Family Health Services in Berlin
John Koziol reports: For the second time this year, a North Country nonprofit organization based in the city has been hit by a ransomware attack. Hackers struck the Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District this spring, with the district paying an undisclosed amount to get its computer files back, while on Monday hackers targeted Coos…
Reports of ePHI breaches are everywhere, but not always were you might look
There are a number of journalists or sites that monitor news and legal notices for disclosures of breaches involving protected health information (PHI). And it’s tempting, when you see that the entity is a business, to just skip on by. But don’t. If a business has a health plan for employees, then they may be…
IN: Carmel Clay Schools notifying 15,817 after compromise of employee email accounts
On February 24, 2021, Carmel Clay Schools in Indiana discovered suspicious activity involving employee email accounts. Their investigation revealed that there had been unauthorized access between February 15 – February 24. It took the district, working with third-party forensic specialists, until August 31 to determine everyone who may have had personal information in the compromised…
VA: Greensville County Public Schools hit by Grief threat actors
Grief threat actors have added another k-12 district to their list of victims who have refused to pay their ransom demands. Greensville County Public Schools in Emporia, Virginia was added to Grief’s dark web leak site on September 21. But by September 15, the district had already disclosed that they were dealing with a cyberware…