On July 11, the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd reported a data breach to the California Attorney General’s Office and other states. This past week, they issued a press release concerning the same incident and also issued a second press release on behalf of Priority Health, a health insurer in Michigan. From the…
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More class action settlements and suits, Friday morning edition
PCS Revenue Control Systems data breach $1.135M class action settlement PCS Revenue Control Systems agreed to pay $1.135 million to resolve claims it failed to protect consumers from a data breach. The settlement benefits consumers whose personal information was compromised in a PCS Revenue Control Systems data breach between May 19, 2017, and Dec. 19,…
Ransomware potentially exposed 2,000 Ypsilanti-area utility customers’ bank information
Lucas Smolcic Larson reports: A ransomware infection, detected by an employee working the midnight shift in mid-April, may have exposed 2,000 Ypsilanti-area utility customers’ bank payment information to unauthorized individuals. The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority, serving Ypsilanti and surrounding townships, isn’t aware of any reports of identify fraud or improper use of information resulting from the…
CISA Alert (AA22-223A) #StopRansomware: Zeppelin Ransomware
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint CSA to disseminate known Zeppelin ransomware IOCs and TTPs associated with ransomware variants identified through FBI investigations as recently as 21 June 2022. The FBI and CISA encourage organizations to implement the recommendations in the Mitigations section…
Warned of an impending attack, a Nebraska healthcare center was able to avert it
Brian Mastre reports: There were tense moments a month ago at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City, Nebraska. The IT director received a call from the Omaha FBI with a warning that this place was the target of a cyberattack. […] “Exactly when it was going to spread and when they were going…
Update: Hackers issue ‘ransom demands’ to NHS IT supplier: Fears MILLIONS of confidential patient records could be leaked after major cyber attack
Joe Davies reports an update to the ransomware attack on Advanced that impacted the NHS 111 system: Hackers are holding an IT firm that supplies NHS trusts to ransom following a cyber attack last week, according to sources. Health bosses are concerned criminals have access to confidential health records and could leak them if their demands aren’t…