Iran Intl reports: Anonymous hackers are selling 160 million customer information records cobbled together from 23 Iranian insurance companies for approximately $75,000. The Iranian Leakage Tracking System (Leakfa) has confirmed the validity of the hackers’ claim, stating that the information was obtained through a breach of the Expert Information Technologists (Fanavaran) company infrastructure. The information offered for…
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CBS, Paramount owner National Amusements says it was hacked
Zack Whittaker reports: National Amusements, the cinema chain and corporate parent giant of media giants Paramount and CBS, has confirmed it experienced a data breach in which hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of people. The private media conglomerate said in a legally required filing with Maine’s attorney general that hackers stole personal information…
Abdali Hospital Cyberattack: Hackers Demand 10 BTC Ransom After Breach
Samiksha Jain reports: The hackers, who go by the name Rhysida, posted a cryptic message that read, “6 days 23:46:53.” This ominous countdown suggests a looming threat, possibly indicating the time remaining for potential buyers to bid on exclusive and sensitive data. The hackers, known for their brazen tactics, are offering the data for sale at…
A Lump of Coal: Users Report Getting DMCA Notices After Downloading Leaked Wolverine Build
Bobby Anhalt reports: Users who downloaded the Marvel’s Wolverine leaked play build reportedly received DMCAs from their internet service providers. Insomniac Games is the most recent high-profile casualty of malicious ransomware attacks in the gaming industry. Unfortunately, the cyberattack resulted in well over a terabyte of information being leaked to the public. In addition to an early…
Au: St Vincent’s unable to confirm if medical records stolen
Jess Malcolm and Greg Brown report: One of Australia’s largest health networks that was the target of a cyber security breach has no idea whether hackers stole private medical data almost a week after the attack. St Vincent’s hospital on Monday confirmed it did not know whether sensitive health records had been taken, sparking concern the…
ProSmile issues breach disclosure that creates more questions than it answers
On December 22, ProSmile Holdings, LLC in New Jersey issued a press release about a data breach. If ProSmile — a dental service organization — is a business associate or otherwise covered under HIPAA, no report from them has shown up yet on HHS’s public breach tool. They write, in part: In July 7, 2022,…