Joe Patrice reports: On the plus side, the cybersecurity incident at Troutman Pepper does not appear to have compromised any client data. So, in a sense, the system worked. But as a damage recovery matter, leaving attorneys using personal email accounts and locally saved documents for over a day highlights that for all the talk…
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Medical records for 4,158 Garrison Women’s Health patients lost due to attack on IT vendor
Fosters reports: Medical records of Garrison Women’s Health patients were recently “subject to unauthorized third-party activity,” according to information released Friday evening by Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. For 4,158 patients, data such as appointment records and some personal health information cannot be restored, according to Adam Bagni, spokesperson for the hospital. The hospital states “there is no evidence” the information…
Indian social media app Slick exposed childrens’ user data
Jagmeet Singh reports: Emerging Indian social media app Slick left an internal database containing users’ personal information, including data of school-going children, publicly exposed to the internet for months. Since at least December 11, a database containing full names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, and profile pictures of Slick users was left online without a password. Read…
Personal information exposed during breach in Edmonds School District’s network
Updated May 16: This incident was reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as affecting 833 people. KOMO News reports: The Edmonds School District said a “data event” is to blame for the technical problems that left the Edmonds schools without internet for nearly two weeks. On Friday, Edmonds said an investigation by third-party forensic specialists…
The darkness of not knowing disappears: How a China data leak is giving Uyghurs answers about missing family members
Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and the Visuals Team at CNN report: Imagine a world where your entire family has been detained or imprisoned, but you can’t find out why, or for how long. The police also have your DNA, voice samples and iris scans on file — along with biometric data on your children, your…
Ie: MTU obtains temporary emergency injunction against BlackCat; Order prohibits anyone from leaking or publishing any confidential data
There is a new development affecting Munster Technological University in Ireland. The school, which disclosed a ransomware incident on February 5, reportedly informed the High Court that AlphV/BlackCat was responsible for the attack, and a high ransom was being demanded. MTU told the court they would not be paying any ransom. The amount of the…