Jennifer McLogan reports: Cyberattacks against school systems are becoming more damaging and aggressive with threats of extortion, unless ransom is paid. It’s costing taxpayers big bucks to repair school technology. Now help is on the way from the federal government. Read more at CBS. See more at NY State Senator Anna Kaplan’s website, where Frank Rizzo…
Category: Breach Incidents
Oregon anesthesiology group notifies 750,000 about ransomware incident; FBI seized threat actors’ account with their files
Like many other healthcare entities, Oregon Anesthesiology Group, P.C. (OAG) became the victim of a ransomware attack this year. But somewhat atypically, the FBI seems to have seized a threat actor’s account that had their patient data. According to OAG’s statement of December 6, the medical group experienced what they described as a cyberattack that…
Optometry services provider and specialty pharmacy services both report breaches
As many people left for the weekend or were thinking about holiday shopping, two more HIPAA-covered entities disclosed breaches involving protected health information (PHI): optometry services provider Simon Eye Management and specialty pharmacy services provider BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Services, LLC. Neither disclosure, described below, reported any malware or ransomware component to their breaches. By the…
UK: Claims firms turn their fire on data breaches
Rupert Jones reports: Claims companies and law firms looking for the next bonanza in payouts are targeting people who have been the victim of a data breach, with some telling those affected they could be entitled to thousands of pounds in compensation. […] What is fuelling this growing market is the fact that the UK’s…
More news items involving ransomware….
It’s gotten impossible to keep up with all the attacks, but here are some in the news today: North American food importer Atalanta revealed that employee information was involved in a ransomware attack. Their statement. Media coverage. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Germany was also hit by an attack that has impaired operations. Their statement and…
Snatch ransomware team adds health insurer victim to their leak site
In April, CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield posted a notice on its website concerning a ransomware attack in January. The health plan’s announcement reports that the preliminary assessments suggested that: the attack was limited to CHPDC. Early analysis also indicates that members of other CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield companies, the Federal Employees Program (FEP) and Federal…