There’s an update to an insider data breach previously announced in January 2025. Yesterday’s announcement brings the new total affected to almost 95,000 people. April 30, 2025. AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is notifying an additional 33,529 recipients of agency services and other affected individuals that their protected health, personal identifying…
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Cybersecurity experts investigating “suspicious activity” in Iowa County network
Evan Bolin reports: Iowa County, Wisconsin is working with cybersecurity experts after suspicious activity was detected in the county computer network. County spokesperson Debbie Siegenthaler says the county detected the activity on April 28. At that point, the county took systems offline out of an abundance of caution. Siegenthaler says some government services and functions…
Za: Cell C confirms data breach, warns users to remain vigilant
Nicola Mawson reports: Cell C, South Africa’s fourth largest mobile network operator, said on Wednesday morning that RansomHouse had unlawfully disclosed data after a security breach for which RansomHouse is claiming responsibility. The operator, with 7.7 million subscribers as of February, was attacked in early November 2024 and RansomHouse acquired 2TB of data, which has been corroborated…
Data breach at collections vendor could affect some Bristol, Tennessee accounts
Another client of Nationwide Recovery Services has announced they were affected by the vendor’s breach. Robert Sorrell reports: BRISTOL, Tenn. — A data breach at a third-party vendor used by the city of Bristol, Tennessee, may have exposed sensitive personal information of residents whose accounts had been turned over for collection. During a City Council…
Investigators don’t know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft order on abortion case
The Associated Press reports: Investigators concluded in a report released Wednesday that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible. The June leak of a draft order showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood, which is seeking to declare…
Google warns of data security risks if Chrome is sold off
Ryan Knappenberger reports: Google began its defense Tuesday in the landmark antitrust trial over the tech giant’s dominance in internet search, with a long-time Google executive warning that the government’s proposed remedies would present significant security risks. The Justice Department, which rested its case earlier on Tuesday, has suggested U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta should release reams…