Erika Stanish reports: The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa said on Saturday that one of their booster stations had been hacked by an Iranian-backed cyber group. Matthew Mottes, the chairman of the board of directors for the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, confirmed to KDKA-TV that the cyber group, known as Cyber Av3ngers, took control…
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Ransomware group leaks data allegedly from Granger Medical Clinic
On November 24, the NoEscape ransomware group added Granger Medical Clinic in Utah to their leak site. As proof, NoEscape provided a filetree and screenshots. The filetree listed numerous files related to facilities and other internal documents, including files whose names appeared to relate to former and current providers and personnel. Some filenames suggested they…
IBM, Johnson & Johnson Hit With Second Health Data Breach Suit
Tonya Riley reports: IBM Corp. and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. face a Florida man’s proposed class action over an August data breach that potentially exposed the personal health information of more than a half-million people. Plaintiff Jarvis Bryant Jenkins alleged the companies were negligent regarding the safety of his sensitive health records,…
“Network outages” experienced on Thanksgiving result in ER diversions in Idaho and Texas
Mary Boyle reports that Portneuf Medical Center in Idaho suffered a network outage on Thanksgiving. “The hospital’s IT team is working to determine the impact of the outage and restore access to the network. Meanwhile, the healthcare provider is following “established downtime protocols,” Keating said. This includes diverting patients from the emergency room as a…
The big bad BlackCat tries to bully Hampton-Newport News CSB. Shame on BlackCat.
Hampton-Newport News CSB was recently added to AlphV’s leak site with a message about how they had stolen over 800 GB of sensitive data. “Appoint a responsible person to negotiate and let’s get down to business. Otherwise, every client will see how you have neglected their personal information and will have a detailed plan on…
Ransomware gang claims to have stolen Crystal Lake Health Centers data
Crystal Lake Health Centers (CLHC) provides comprehensive medical care in 11 healthcare clinics in Michigan. On some date as yet unknown to DataBreaches, they appear to have been compromised by the Hunters International threat actors, who have since added a listing to their leak site. According to the leak site notice, Hunters acquired: – patients…