In November, 2020, networking equipment vendor Belden revealed that they had been the victim of a cyberattack. DataBreaches.net noted it at the time, but did not realize any protected health information was involved until April, 2021, when Belden notified HHS that protected health information they maintained as part of their health plan had been potentially…
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Blackbaud must face data breach claims over 2020 ransomware attack
Sara Merken reports: (Reuters) – A South Carolina federal judge is allowing multidistrict data breach litigation against software company Blackbaud Inc to go forward, finding the plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged standing to keep the case on track. The Thursday decision from U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs in Columbia comes in litigation against Charleston-based Blackbaud, which was…
WA: Ransomware attack may have exposed information on over 16,000 workers, state says
Martin Bilbao reports: Sensitive information on over 16,000 workers may have been exposed in a ransomware attack on a Renton market research company’s data system. Pacific Market Research (PMR) “recently notified” the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, one of its clients, about the May 22 attack, according to a Thursday L&I news release….
Kaseya supply chain attack delivers mass ransomware event to US companies
Kevin Beaumont (@Gossithedog) writes: Kaseya VSA is a commonly used solution by MSPs — Managed Service Providers — in the United States and United Kingdom, which helps them manage their client systems. Kaseya’s website claims they have over 40,000 customers. Four hours ago, an apparent auto update in the product has delivered REvil ransomware. By…
Breach of data in Public Distribution System of Tamil Nadu, identifies Technisanct
Express Computer reports: Technisanct, a cyber security and big data startup headquartered in Bangalore, reports data breach of over 4.5 million citizens from the Public Distribution System (PDS) of the state of Tamil Nadu. Major details including Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Aadhaar number of citizens have been kept for sale in a data sharing…
Israeli researchers discover global cyberattack in over 1,300 locations
The Jerusalem Post reports: A global cyberattack that struck more than 1,300 locations was discovered by a team of Israeli researchers on Thursday, the parent company, Guardicore, announced. The two researchers are Liad Mordekovitz and Ofir Harpaz. The cyberattack, which targeted over 2,000 companies and organizations, attacked the servers of companies and organizations specializing in the fields of health,…