Haroon Hayder reports: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad has confirmed that the data regarding the Sehat Sahulat Program (health cards) was stolen from the hospital last year. According to reports, the health cards’ data was stolen from the hospital’s Accounts Section. PIMS’ sources have claimed that they have no record of…
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New ESXiArgs ransomware version prevents VMware ESXi recovery
Lawrence Abrams reports: New ESXiArgs ransomware attacks are now encrypting more extensive amounts of data, making it much harder, if not impossible, to recover encrypted VMware ESXi virtual machines. Last Friday, a massive and widespread automated ransomware attack encrypted over 3,000 Internet-exposed VMware ESXi servers using a new ESXiArgs ransomware. Preliminary reports indicated that the devices were breached…
Derriford Hospital admits data breach as patient sent list of complaints against hospital
William Telford reports: Health chiefs have admitted a data breach after a patient received a list of people who had made complaints against Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital. Retired horse breeder Jeanette Anderson was stunned when an email from the hospital contained confidential details of complainants including, she said, bereaved families. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has…
U.S. and U.K. sanction TrickBot and Conti ransomware operation members
Lawrence Abrams reports: The United States and the United Kingdom have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot cybercrime group, whose malware was used to support attacks by the Conti and Ryuk ransomware operation. […] Today, the United States and the United Kingdom have sanctioned seven individuals for their involvement in the…
Hk: Thousands affected by Institute of Bankers data leak following ransomware incident
rthk reports: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it has issued an enforcement notice to the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, following a data leak that affected more than 13,000 members and about 100,000 non-members. Speaking at a press conference, the watchdog said people’s personal information was leaked…
Insurers Say Cyberattack That Hit Merck Was Warlike Act, Not Covered
Richard Vanderford reports on another attempt by insurers to avoid having to cover costs involved in a cyberattack by applying the common war exclusion: The costly NotPetya cyberattack, which the U.S. blamed on Russia, should be considered a “cyber nuclear attack,” insurers argued as they urged judges to overturn a legal win by Merck & Co. in…