Maya Taylor reports: The personal information of over 23,000 students has been stolen as a result of the Thai University Central Admission System being hacked. According to a Bangkok Post report, the security breach has been confirmed by the Council of University Presidents of Thailand. It’s understood the data, which pertains to over 23,000 students…
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IT Staffing Company Settles Data Breach Class Action
Kathryn M. Rattigan of Robinson & Cole writes: Artech Information Systems settled a data breach class action this week for an incident that occurred in January 2020. Artech will pay up to $10,000 to each individual affected by the breach, based on a tiered payment system. Artech, a staffing company specializing in placement for IT…
North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors
February 1, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records for Medicaid recipients, mostly minors, and falsely representing to Medicaid that he was providing them mental health services. According…
In Second Largest DeFi Hack Ever, Blockchain Bridge Loses $320M Ether
Jacquelyn Melenik reports: Wormhole, one of the largest bridges between Solana and other blockchains, has been hacked for about $320 million, or 120,000 ether — making it the second largest DeFi hack to date. The interoperability protocol confirmed the exploit in a tweet Wednesday evening. “ETH will be added over the next hours to ensure wETH is backed 1:1,”…
UK: Data breach as Corby vaccine trial participants’ details inadvertently shared in email gaffe
Sam Wildman reports: A Corby medical research team has apologised after those taking part in the town’s Covid vaccine trial inadvertently had their details shared. Lakeside Healthcare Research has been running a trial of a new Valneva vaccine since last year, with Corby being one of 27 UK study sites. Read more at Northamptonshire Telegraph
FBI says more cyber attacks come from China than everywhere else combined
Simon Sharwood reports: US Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray has named China as the source of more cyber-attacks on the USA than all other nations combined. In a Monday speech titled Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Government Inside the US, Wray said the FBI is probing over 2,000 investigations of incidents assessed as…