In October 2021, the School District of Janesville in Wisconsin disclosed that they had experienced a ransomware incident. At the time, they said that no data had been accessed or destroyed and that they had not received any ransom demand. In short order, their claims were challenged on a Russian-language forum where someone calling themself…
Category: Breach Incidents
WVa: Wheeling Health Right victim of ransomware attack
From the notice on their website: Notice Regarding Recent Data Breach What Happened? On January 18, 2022, Wheeling Health Right discovered that our organization was victimized by a ransomware attack that encrypted our systems. Upon discovery of the security incident, we engaged legal counsel and a data breach remediation firm to conduct an investigation into…
Comprehensive Health Services Pays False Claims Act Settlement Involving EMR Security
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A healthcare services contractor has agreed to pay a $933,000 settlement in a federal whistleblower case involving alleged false claims by the entity about the security of electronic medical records containing the information of military personnel, diplomats and contractors. The settlement is the first under the Department of Justice’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative,…
PayTM clarifies RBI bar on new customers
Economic Times reports: The RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank from taking on new customers on March 11 because it had allowed data to flow to servers abroad in violation of India’s rules, and didn’t properly verify its customers, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Annual inspections by the Reserve Bank…
Discord is plagued by hackers and users say the company doesn’t care
Robert Locklear reports: If you use the popular chatting platform Discord, in recent months, you may have been duped by a link from someone you thought was a friend. If you clicked, there’s a decent chance you are still locked out of your account. […] Edward’s hack came from a friend in a mutual server…
Another Technology Management Resources client reports a data breach
PhySynergy has disclosed a vendor breach involving IberiaBank’s lockbox service provider, Technology Management Resources, that may have impacted some of its customers and/or patients. From their press release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — PhySynergy, LLC (the “Company”) is notifying individuals of a service provider security incident that involved the personal information of some of its patients and/or…