Jennifer Korn reports: The Food and Drug Administration will now require medical devices meet specific cybersecurity guidelines after years of concerns that a growing number of internet-connected products used by hospitals and healthcare providers could be hit by hacks and ransomware attacks. Under FDA guidance issued this week, all new medical device applicants must now submit a…
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Agencies hunt for hacker “9Near” (updated)
The Bangkok Post reports: Authorities are hunting down a hacker who has threatened to release the personal data of 55 million Thais if the government agency allegedly involved in the leakage of information fails to meet a ransom demand by April 5. Read more at The Bangkok Post. See also Thaiger. As of publication time,…
“A crucial learning experience.” – ICO calls for highest standards in HIV services after NHS Highland reprimand
From the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): NHS Highland reprimanded for a “serious” data breach amongst those accessing HIV services ICO calls for higher standards when protecting data of people living with HIV Service providers could be fined or reprimanded for exposing sensitive data The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Highland for…
Consumer lender TMX discloses data breach impacting 4.8 million people
Bill Toulas reports: TMX Finance and its subsidiaries TitleMax, TitleBucks, and InstaLoan have collectively disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of 4,822,580 customers. TMX is a public financial service that operates equities, fixed income, derivatives, and energy markets exchanges, with a business presence in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Australia, and…
Florida city water cyber incident allegedly caused by employee error
There is an update to a story posted on DataBreaches in 2021 about a scary-sounding attempt to hack and control the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida. Today, Chris Teale reports that no, it wasn’t that at all. It was just an employee clicking on some wrong buttons before he informed his supervisor of his…
Attacked by Vice Society earlier this month, Lewis & Clark finds files with personal information have now been leaked
It appears that Lewis & Clark in Oregon has been the victim of a ransomware attack by Vice Society. An urgent notice on the college’s website currently says: Urgent LC Alert: Campus phone service and PioNet Guest Wifi are working. If you are unable to reach Campus Safety at 503-768-7777, call the backup number at…