PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 4, 2021 The U.S. Department of State announces a reward offer of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold(s) a key leadership position in the DarkSide ransomware variant transnational organized crime group. In addition, the Department is also offering…
Category: Breach Incidents
Jukin Media hacked and data dumped; company claims a password reset is required due to a “security upgrade”
On Wednesday, Jukin Media posted a notice on its site requiring users to reset their passwords. They said the reset was due to a “security upgrade.” By now, whenever I see announcements about what seems to be an unplanned or unscheduled reset, I suspect a breach, so I reached out to Jukin Media’s Twitter team…
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics notifies patients of malware incident
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics in Maryland has issued a press release about a malware incident. According to their notice, an unauthorized actor accessed their systems and may have viewed or acquired certain patient information between April 30, 2021 and June 14, 2021. The types of personal and/or medical information that may have been accessible by…
‘It made me sick’: Box of medical records ends up on Gastonia man’s doorstep
Jason Stoogenke reports from North Carolina: A Gastonia man found a box of medical records on his front porch that contained Social Security numbers, birthdays and other personal information of dozens of people. […] The label on the box indicated that it was from Concentra, a company that runs medical offices specifically for people hurt…
If you need to notify abuse survivors of a data breach, is it acceptable to take more than one year to notify them?
Urban Resource Institute in New York City provides shelter and services to victims of domestic abuse, homeless people, and individuals with developmental disabilities. On May 20, 2020, they were the victim of an attack on employees’ email accounts. Unusual network activity was first noticed on July 23, 2020, but it wasn’t until October, 2020 that…
Community Medical Centers notifying 656,047 patients of ransomware incident
Community Medical Centers, Inc. (“CMC”) is a non-profit community health center serving San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo counties in Northern California. On October 10, 2021, they shut down many of their systems after detecting unusual activity on the network. In their notification to California’s Attorney General, they reported that they found evidence that indicated unauthorized…