Le Journal du Dimanche reports that a private maternity hospital in France, Hôpital Pierre Rouquès – Les Bluets was the victim of a cyberattack by Vice Society on October 9. A notice on the hospital’s home page alerts people to the attack and that their email system does not work. [Note: there is also a…
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New York Department of Financial Services settles charges against EyeMed with a $4.5 million penalty and remedial cybersecurity plan
In January 2022, DataBreaches reported that New York announced a $600,000 agreement with EyeMed that resolved a 2020 phishing incident that compromised the personal information of approximately 2.1 million consumers nationwide, including 98,632 in New York. But that was not the end of enforcement action and monetary penalties for EyeMed. Now the state’s Department of…
Vinomofo data breach: 500,000 customers at risk after wine dealer hit by cyber-attack
Tory Shepherd reports: Wine dealer Vinomofo is the latest Australian company to be targeted by a cyber-attack. At risk of exposure are the names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and genders of customers – Vinomofo has about 500,000 people on its books, but it’s not clear if all were exposed. Vinomofo said…
Health insurer Medibank enters trading halt after cyberattack, says it received communication from alleged hackers (UPDATED)
Nino Bucci reports: Private health insurer Medibank has entered a trading halt after telling customers it had received messages from a group claiming to have accessed the data of its customers in a cyber-attack. In a statement to the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, the company said it had received messages from a group that…
In Germany, ransomware attack halts circulation of some newspapers; country’s cybersecurity chief fired over possible ties to Russian intelligence
Bill Toulas reports: German newspaper ‘Heilbronn Stimme’ published today’s 28-page issue in e-paper form after a Friday ransomware attack crippled its printing systems. On Saturday, the newspaper issued an “emergency” six-page edition while all planned obituaries were posted on the website. Phone and email communication remained offline during the weekend. Read more at Bleeping Computer….
WA: Whitworth confirms it was victim of ransomware attack; warns thousands of students, staff of data breach
In August, Whitworth University confirmed they had experienced a cyberattack in July. In that statement, they pledged to notify those impacted right away. They didn’t — unless you have a very liberal definition of “right away.” Earlier this month, the university notified the state attorney general’s office of the breach, as The Spokesman-Review reports. As…