SEK 12 million in penalty fees against the company Medhelp, half a million against the Stockholm Region and SEK 250,000 against each against Sörmland and Värmland. This is the outcome of the review made by the Privacy Protection Authority in the case of the millions of 1177 calls that were left unprotected on the internet….
Category: Breach Incidents
Some patients are first finding out about Blackbaud ransomware incident now
Little Hill Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Alcoholics, Inc. d/b/a Alina Lodge in New Jersey is first notifying patients whose data was involved in the Blackbaud ransomware incident early last year. From a report filed by their external counsel, it seems that Blackbaud first notified Alina in October, 2020. Between then and April 19, 2021,…
UK’s Cake Box says customers informed about 2020 data breach
Aby Jose Koilparambil reports: UK-based cake maker and retailer Cake Box Holdings Plc (CBOX.L) said on Thursday it had informed customers about a data breach in 2020 that might have compromised their personal information. Source: U.S. News Somewhat surprisingly in this day and age, Reuters also reported that shares of the stock fell 8%. As we’ve seen…
Criminals are mailing hacked Ledger devices to steal cryptocurrency
Lawrence Abrams reports: Scammers are sending fake replacement devices to Ledger customers exposed in a recent data breach that are used to steal cryptocurrency wallets. Ledger has been a popular target by scammers lately with rising cryptocurrency prices and the popularity of hardware wallets to secure cryptofunds. Read more on BleepingComputer.
MA: UMass Lowell closed due to cybersecurity incident
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) has suffered a cybersecurity breach that has caused school closures for the past two days. The incident was first announced on June 15 as an “IT outage:” 6/15/2021 8:25 AM EDT UMass Lowell, including the Haverhill campus, is closed on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 due to an IT…
SCOOP: UnitingCare paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to REvil for decryption key and deletion of files
On April 25, UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted multiple Queensland hospitals and aged care centres. The next day, they posted a notice on their web site informing people as to what was happening and its impact. And on May 5, they posted a second update where they revealed…