There are so many webinars each week that I generally don’t sign up for many or even post links to them, but this one really caught my eye because there have been so many recent changes at the state level. The New Breed of State Health Privacy Laws Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2 PM…
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Recycling giant TOMRA pulls systems offline following ‘extensive cyberattack’
Paul Kunert reports: Norwegian mining and recycling giant TOMRA says it has isolated tech systems as it deals with an “extensive cyberattack.” TOMRA has multiple divisions that focus on areas including waste and recycling solutions, metal sorting systems, mining machine systems and food sorting equipment. It turned over $1.2 billion in calendar 2022. Read more…
Announce: New category on DataBreaches.net
Given the explosion of news and analyses concerning artificial intelligence, a category for the topic has now been added to DataBreaches.net. To find articles prior to 2022, use the site’s search function for “Artificial Intelligence.”
No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking.. and Leaking… and Leaking…
Today’s “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking” episode is actually an update on a leak where DataBreaches did not name the entity at the time because the leak had not been secured. It still hasn’t been secured. Now the entity is reportedly attempting to tell the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that…
Phoenician Medical Center notifying 162,500 patients of attack that “disrupted” IT systems
And while Henry Ford Health is notifying 168,000 patients who are possibly affected by a phishing attack, Phoenician Medical Center in Arizona is notifying 162.500 patients about sounds like it may be a ransomware attack although they don’t say exactly what caused the “disruption” in their IT systems on March 31. Their press release makes…
CalPERS CEO gives update on data hack that exposed Social Security numbers, birth dates
Maya Miller reports an update by California Public Employee and Retirement System on the MOVEit breach by their vendor, PBI Research/Berwyn Group: In the Monday update, Frost said CalPERS has received nearly 4,000 calls about the breach at its own customer contact center. The average wait time is one minute, she said. Retirees can also…