Casey Harper reports that Congress finally got around to questioning CMS about a ransomware attack on Healthcare Management Solutions, a CMS subcontractor. The attack involved Medicare and Medicaid numbers. Hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personal information is at risk after Medicare’s data was breached. Now, lawmakers want answers. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman…
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Kids tech camp iD Tech still silent weeks after data breach
There’s an important update of April 20, 2023 from NJCCIC: iD Tech, an online children’s academy that offers a variety of STEM courses, suffered a data breach in February, and nearly one million records were subsequently posted to a popular dark web hacking forum. Compromised data includes 415,000 unique email addresses, names, dates of birth, and plaintext passwords. While…
Kroger notifies more than 82,000 Postal Prescription Service patients of mistaken information sharing
On March 10, Kroger’s Healthy Options program, Postal Prescription Services (PPS), issued a statement about a privacy breach. According to their statement, some PPS patients’ names and email addresses were erroneously shared with the grocery side of Kroger’s business due to an internal error. Kroger doesn’t state when the breach first occurred, but they discovered…
Shoreline College website hacked; officials investigating
Monica Velez reports: A ransomware attack has forced the majority of Shoreline Community College students and staff to transition to remote work until further notice, officials confirmed Thursday. Local and federal officials are investigating. Although Shoreline’s campus remains open, the website is down and Wi-Fi on campus is inaccessible. The Parent Child Center remains open. Classes and…
Epidemic of Insecure Storage, Backup Devices Is a Windfall for Cybercriminals
Robert Lemos reports: Companies in every industry continue to leave backup and storage platforms unsecured, with more than a dozen issues, including insecure network settings and unaddressed CVEs, affecting the average device. That leaves these repositories — often the first line of protection in the event of a ransomware attack — as sitting ducks for cybercriminals….
Oak Ridge malware attack: Police investigating as city offices remain closed
Donna Smith reports: As city of Oak Ridge employees continued to work offline because of a malware attack on the city’s computer network, officials announced Wednesday afternoon they are working with law enforcement to investigate the attack. When asked if foul play was suspected, city senior communications specialist Lauren Gray said an investigation is considered standard practice…