Why would other victims ever come forward and report their assaults when they cannot trust the police to protect their reports? This is an appalling breach, and an “investigation” isn’t going to undo any harm that has been done. What exactly is going to be done to mitigate harm to the victims of this data…
Author: Dissent
New York-Presbyterian Hospital discloses breach affecting 12,000 patients
New York-Presbyterian Hospital posted a notice on their website on November 11. The incident has not yet shown up on HHS’s public breach tool, but undoubtedly will. Here is the description of the incident, as provided by the hospital: On September 8, 2022, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s data security monitors received an alert of suspicious activity on…
CO: Salud Family Health breached in September, leaked in November
On October 5, Salud Family Health in Colorado notified HHS of a breach, but only provided a “marker” of 501 affected. On November 4, they provided notice that said the types of information that might have been accessed or taken included in a cyberattack included: patients’ name, Social Security number, driver’s license number or Colorado…
Whoosh confirms data breach after hackers sell 7.2M user records
Bill Toulas reports: The Russian scooter-sharing service Whoosh has confirmed a data breach after hackers started to sell a database containing the details of 7.2 million customers on a hacking forum. Whoosh is Russia’s leading urban mobility service platform, operating in 40 cities with over 75,000 scooters. On Friday, a threat actor began selling the…
Avamere Health Services updates its breach disclosure
Back in July, DataBreaches reported on an Avamere Health Services breach. Avamere has now updated their breach notification. Their newer notice is being provided on behalf of the following entities to whom Avamere is a Business Associate as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”): A-One Home Health Services, LLC Avamere at…
Mass Email Extortion Campaign Claims Server Hack; Tries to Extort Troy Hunt
Phil Muncaster reports: Security experts have revealed a new extortion campaign threatening to leak sensitive corporate data unless a Bitcoin payment is made. Microsoft regional director and HaveIBeenPwned founder, Troy Hunt, revealed the unsolicited email in a social media post. It claimed that the fraudsters had hacked his site by exploiting some unnamed vulnerabilities and…