Jordan Robertson and Riley Griffin report: On March 15, 2020, just days after the US declared a national emergency because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the computer network for the US Department of Health and Human Services briefly vanished from the internet. In public remarks the following day, HHS Secretary Alex Azar attributed the 10-minute outage to a cyberattack but…
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Records reveal new information about Sweetwater Union High School District ransomware incident
Melissa Mecija reports: New records reveal how widespread a data breach was at the Sweetwater Union High School District. Information given to ABC 10News through a request from the California Public Records Act shows more than 22,000 people were affected by the breach, and the district paid a ransom to the alleged hackers. It was…
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles First Ever Phishing Cyber-Attack Investigation
Louisiana Medical Group settles after investigation reveals large cybersecurity breach affecting nearly 35,000 patients Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana medical group specializing in emergency medicine, occupational medicine, and laboratory testing. The settlement resolves an investigation following a…
Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting
Bitzlato Ltd. Processed More Than $700M Worth of Illicit Funds and Was Primary Counterparty of Notorious Drug Bazaar Hydra Market; Advertised Lax Identification Procedures The founder and majority owner of Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), a cryptocurrency exchange that served as a primary conduit for dark market purchasers and sellers, as well as a safe haven for…
Hackers hit Erris water in stance over Israel
Trevor Quinn reports: Cybercriminals caused upheaval for 180 homeowners on a private group water scheme in the Erris area last week as their equipment was targeted in a politically motivated cyber-attack. Residents on the Binghamstown/Drum scheme were without their water supply on Thursday and Friday after the extraordinary incident as crews worked to repair the…
Data breach by Addenbrooke’s Hospital reveals patient information
Mariam Issimdar and Nikki Fox report: A hospital trust has apologized after private information on more than 22,000 patients was released in two breaches. The leaks – in 2020 and 2021 – concerned maternity and cancer patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. Roland Sinker, chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the breaches…