The following is a press release from Physicians Dialysis. MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Physicians Dialysis has learned of a data security incident that involved personal information and protected health information belonging to certain current and former patients and employees. On March 21, 2021, Physicians Dialysis discovered unusual activity within its digital environment. Upon discovering this…
Category: Breach Incidents
NZ: Waikato DHB working to notify those affected by dark web leak
When DataBreaches.net spotted a dump with data from the Waikato DHB ransomware incident on a new dark web leak site, we wondered whether it was the data originally provided to journalists as proof or if this was a larger dump. It now appears to be a larger dump. Laura James reports: Waikato DHB’s tonight confirmed…
Ca: Mounties suspected person leaking secrets had high-level computer access, search warrants show
Scott Anderson and Andrew Culbert report: The RCMP suspected someone senior in its ranks was offering to spill secrets, but still didn’t know the identity of the alleged leaker for several months after they first learned highly confidential information about investigations had been compromised. The revelation is contained in court documents unsealed late last week…
It: Muncipality of Cagliari services interrupted by cyberattack
The Comune di Cagliari issued a notice on their web site on June 27 that a computer virus had reduced the functionality of its services, requiring extraordinary maintenance intervention. According to the notice, the impairment was also impacting services through call centers. In a press release quoted by EveryEye, they wrote: “The services at the…
Leaked by ‘mistake’ on IBBI portal: Aadhaar, PAN data of workmen in multiple cos under insolvency
Karunjit Singh reports: In an inadvertent data leak, the country’s insolvency regulator has put out the Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN) details of the workmen of multiple companies undergoing insolvency proceedings in the public domain. Officials aware of developments admitted to the “mistake”, which happened as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)…
Bits ‘n Pieces, Part 2: Some Non-U.S. Incidents (updated)
The Czech Republic Institut plánování a rozvoje hl. m. Prahy (IPR) (the Institute of Planning and Development of the Capital The City of Prague (IPR) reported (machine translation) that it had been infected with a crypto miner virus which used the computing capacity of the institute for crypto currency mining. For preventive reasons, it was necessary to…