Yesterday, a listing appeared on a popular hacking forum offering data for sale that were reported to be from the US Department of Education (Ed.gov). According to the listing, the leaked information includes: “ID, UserID, UserName, MobileNumber, LevelID, ConsumerID, Type, FeedBack, SubjectID, Subject, Replied, Token, Completed, Date, Updated, Deleted, and Origin” DataBreaches contacted the…
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Police officer loses laptop and notebook as he drives along motorway after leaving them on roof of his car in fourth data breach by single police force
Katherine Lawton reports: A police officer lost his laptop and notebook as he drove along the motorway after leaving them on the roof of his car – in the fourth data breach by a single force. The PSNI said it is investigating after a senior officer revealed sections of the lost notebook remain outstanding. Read more…
IL: Morris Hospital discloses breach that Royal claimed responsibility for in May; notifies 248,943
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers (Morris Hospital) has issued a notification concerning a cybersecurity incident they discovered on April 4. The incident affects current and former patients of Morris Hospital and current and former employees and their dependents or beneficiaries. According to their explanation, their forensic investigation determined that “just prior to the incident,” data…
Insider-Wrongdoing in the Healthcare Sector
Michelle Del Guercio writes: On June 8, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (“HC3”) published Types of Cyber Threat Actors That Threaten Healthcare. In that publication, they identify five basic types of insider threats: careless or negligent workers malicious insiders inside agents disgruntled employees third parties In 2016, when Protenus and DataBreaches first began collaborating on…
Jefferson Health warns Cherry Hill hospital patients of potential data breach
John Paul Titlow reports: Some patients at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital are being advised to keep an eye on their credit reports due to a potential data breach. The hospital started notifying select patients this week that their private data may have been compromised after a backup hard drive went missing from a DEXA scan…
Cuba Ransomware Deploys New Tools: Targets Critical Infrastructure Sector in the U.S. and IT Integrator in Latin America
Blackberry’s Research and Intelligence Team writes: BlackBerry has discovered and documented new tools used by the Cuba ransomware threat group. Cuba ransomware is currently into the fourth year of its operation and shows no sign of slowing down. In the first half of 2023 alone, the operators behind Cuba ransomware were the perpetrators of several high-profile…