Paul Pedro reports a follow-up to the massive ransomware attack on Ontario hospitals via an attack on TransForm by the Daixin threat actors: The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has completed a review into a massive cyberattack on five regional hospitals in 2023 and found hospital officials acted “adequately.” But in its decision,…
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Largest Ever Seizure of Funds Related to Crypto Confidence Scams
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency. According to the complaint, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency is connected to the theft…
IMPACT: 170 patients harmed as a result of Qilin’s ransomware attack on NHS vendor Synnovis
PA News Agency reports that as a result of the attack, more than 10,000 appointments were cancelled at the two London NHS trusts that were worst affected, and a significant number of GP practices in London were unable to order blood tests for their patients. Now the Health Service Journal (HSJ) [paywalled] has reported that…
DOJ’s Data Security Program: Key Compliance Considerations for Impacted Entities
Eleanor M. Ross, Cassidy Kim, Olivia Bellini of Greenberg Traurig, LLP write: On April 11, 2025, the DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a Compliance Guide, Implementation and Enforcement Policy, and FAQs for its Data Security Program (DSP), finalized pursuant to Executive Order 14117 and the 28 C.F.R. Part 202. The DSP is primarily designed to prevent certain cross-border data flows…
UBS reports data leak after cyber attack on provider, client data unaffected
Chain IQ said it and 19 other companies had been the target of a cyber-attack resulting in a data leak that was published online on the darknet. CNA reports: Swiss bank UBS on Wednesday said it had suffered a data leak due to a cyber attack against one of its providers, but that no client…
Scania confirms insurance claim data breach in extortion attempt
Bill Toulas reports: Automotive giant Scania confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident where threat actors used compromised credentials to breach its Financial Services systems and steal insurance claim documents. Scania told BleepingComputer that the attackers emailed several Scania employees, threatening to leak the data online unless their demands were met. … Late last week, threat…