REWARD OF UP TO $15 MILLION NAME: ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) NATIONALITY: Various (Unknown) CITIZENSHIP: Various (Unknown) The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Transnational Organized Crime group behind the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant. In…
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‘I am deeply troubled’: Data breach impacts clients at Lanark County family services organization
Austin Lee reports: Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG) once again finds itself dealing with a privacy breach. At least four people have been contacted by FCSLLG, informing them that they or a child in their care may have been impacted by a “data security incident.” CTV News has obtained a…
Update on INTEGRIS Health data breach: incident response criticized by patients
In December, INTEGRIS Health disclosed a cyberattack in November in which threat actors contacted patients directly to extort them when INTEGRIS wouldn’t pay their demands. DataBreaches subsequently reported additional details. On February 6, INTEGRIS updated its breach notice. The updated website notice incorporates the kind of language that advocates for transparency and data protection may…
Health NZ notifying around 12k people impacted by data breach
1News reports: Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has begun the process of notifying around 12,000 individuals who were impacted by the alleged unauthorised data release by a former staff member. Barry Young, 56, has denied accessing a computer system for dishonest purposes. Health NZ chief executive Margie Apa said the first group being contacted…
PA: Washington County pays $350,000 ransom after cyberattack
Chris Hoffman reports: The Washington County Board of Commissioners formally voted on Thursday on handling the recent cyberattack. Some have questioned the transparency of the process. The questions about transparency have been because of secret and emergency meetings. According to the solicitor, some of that was because of the deadlines set up by the cybercriminals….
Quest Diagnostics pays $5M after mixing patient medical data with hazardous waste
Jessica Lyons reports: Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay almost $5 million to settle allegations it illegally dumped protected health information – and hazardous waste – at its facilities across California. This sum won’t hurt at all for the corporation, one of the largest clinical medical lab networks in the US. In all, Quest is…