Todd Feuer reports: Some people might have had their names and medical information exposed on a Chicago Department of Public Health online dashboard last fall, city officials said. On Oct. 8, 2024, the department learned about an “inadvertent potential disclosure of sensitive information used to generate statistics related to public health and safety,” CDPH officials…
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How Interlock Ransomware Infects Healthcare Organizations
The Hacker News reports on Interlock: The Interlock ransomware group begins its attack with a strategic and highly deceptive method known as a Drive-by Compromise. This technique allows the group to gain initial access to targeted systems by exploiting unsuspecting users, often through carefully designed phishing websites. Initial Attack of the Ransomware# The attack starts…
Ransomware attack kept ENGlobal out of some systems for 6 weeks
Jonathan Greig reports: Officials at a large energy industry and federal government contractor were locked out of company financial systems for six weeks due to a recent ransomware attack. ENGlobal Corporation revealed the extended disruptions in an update to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday evening. “The cybersecurity incident limited the Company’s ability to access…
Attorney General James Secures $450,000 from Companies Selling Home Security Cameras that Failed to Secure Private Videos
NYS Attorney General has been the most active state attorney general in terms of going after entities that don’t secure data properly. The following is from her latest press release: NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $450,000 from three companies that distribute eufy home security video cameras for failing to secure consumers’…
KuCoin Agrees to $297 Million Settlement Over Regulatory Breach
Jimi Aki reports: KuCoin, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit with a $297 million settlement after admitting to a regulatory breach in the United States. The settlement includes a criminal fine of $112.9 million and a forfeiture of $184.5 million, and KuCoin will be required to exit the U.S. market for at least two…
DeepSeek hit with ‘large-scale’ cyber-attack after AI chatbot tops app stores
Dara Kerr reports: DeepSeek said its newly popular app was hit with a cyber-attack on Monday, which forced the Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations. The attack came after the DeepSeek AI assistant app soared to the top of Apple’s App Store, becoming the highest rated free app in the US, and climbed high in Google’s Play…