The following is a notice from the Detroit Health Department. It is unclear whether this was an accidental breach due to error or some more intentional wrongdoing by an employee, but the notice makes no mention of disciplining any employee or referring to law enforcement. The Detroit Health Department is notifying specific individuals about a…
Category: Breach Incidents
Wisconsin Department of Health Services notifying some Medicaid members of breach
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced that on August 8, 2022, as part of a cybersecurity incident investigation, DHS was notified that a presentation emailed to the DHS Children’s Long-Term Support Council in April 2021 contained protected health information. This presentation was forwarded to employees working for county government agencies in Rock…
CA: Cardiac Imaging Associates notifying patients of data breach
Cardiac Imaging Associates (“CIA”) is notifying people of a breach that occurred earlier this year after an unauthorized actor could access files in an email account between approximately March 30, 2022, and April 6, 2022. CIA could not determine if the unauthorized actor viewed any particular email or attachment as a result of this activity. They report…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Gt: Update on VSOP attack on Guatemala’s foreign ministry Last week, DataBreaches reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala was a victim of a VSOP attack. The government confirmed an attack on October 5. Services have been restored: Currently, the services are working, which has allowed us to provide uninterrupted attention to all…
34 Deputies call on France’s Minister of Justice to Request Extradition of Sebastien Raoult to France
Although it has been out of the news cycle in the U.S., counsel for suspected ShinyHunters member Sebastien Raoult continues to urge France to seek his client’s extradition to France from Morocco. Raoult has been sitting in a Moroccan jail since May 31 when he was picked up on a red notice from Interpol at…
CSI Laboratories reports a second big breach this year
Georgia-based Cytometry Specialists d/b/a CSI Laboratories (“CSI”) has reported a second big breach this year. In a press release issued this week, CSI reports that they discovered on July 8 that they had been the victim of a phishing attack that compromised an employee’s email account. The incident was reported to HHS on September 26…