SuspectFile reports: A severe blow to Argentina’s public healthcare system has been dealt by the ransomware group Medusa, which, in recent days, through one of its affiliates, carried out a significant attack on the IT networks of the Hospital de Alta Complejidad El Cruce “Néstor Kirchner” (Hospital El Cruce), located in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires…
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HCF Management healthcare facilities hit by ransomware attack; more than 70,000 patients affected
HCF Management manages a variety of healthcare facilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, including assisted living, rehabilitation services, long-term care, and hospice services. They are a for-profit organization. On October 29, 2024, RansomHub added HCF Inc. to its leak site with a claim that they had exfiltrated 250 GB of files. Their listing did not specifically…
Proposed Turkish Law Could Mean Prison for Reporting Data Leaks
Graham Cluley writes: The Turkish government is proposing a controversial new cybersecurity law that could make it a criminal act to report on data breaches. The new legislation proposes penalties for various cybersecurity-related offences. But the key one which has people concerned is this: “Those who carry out activities aimed at targeting institutions or individuals…
PayPal to pay NYS $2M for violating DFS’s Cybersecurity Regulation
January 23, 2025 New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today announced that PayPal, Inc. (PayPal) will pay a $2 million penalty to New York State for violations of DFS’s Cybersecurity Regulation. An investigation determined PayPal failed to use qualified personnel to manage key cybersecurity functions and failed to provide adequate training…
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Conducting Series Of Cyber Intrusions Against Former Employer
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Michael Scheuer (39, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly transmitting a program, code, or command to a protected computer and intentionally causing damage without authorization and one count of aggravated identity theft. Scheuer faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison…
Hackers Crack Subaru’s Connected Services To Access Location Data, Door Locks And More
Amber DaSilva reports: If you own a modern Subaru, chances are you’ve heard of Starlink — the company’s connected services suite, which lets you control your car through an app or call roadside assistance to your location. That system, though, has other functionality that you might not know: Storing your car’s location history for the last year, and making that…