On February 26, Victor Valley Union High School District was infected with malware. This week, they are first sending out mailed notifications to employees. A copy of their template, submitted to the California Attorney General’s Office on June explains: What Happened? On February 26, 2021, some of the District’s computer systems were infected with malware…
Category: Breach Incidents
Humana sued in federal court over apparent data breach
Chris Larson reports: A Humana Inc. customer filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Louisville-based health insurance and health care provider. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, alleges that a company called Visionary Medical Systems Inc. mishandled sensitive patient data, exposing the data to public…
De: Pearl takes online shop offline after cyberattack
Pearl is a German mail-order company that sells electronics and computers, cameras, clothing, jewelry, and games. Now, it’s a mail-order company without an online shop. Spiegel reports (translation): On June 5, 2021, the IT systems of Pearl GmbH were attacked by hackers who had access to servers and virtual machines,” writes the company from Buggingen…
GA: Hundreds of peoples’ medical records from Hope Medical found along a road
Justin Gray reports: Medical records for hundreds of patients were found dumped along the side of a road in South Fulton County. Channel 2 Action News has learned that those records contained everything from Social Security numbers to private medical information. Channel 2 investigative reporter Justin Gray tracked down where the records came from. Hope Medical told…
Capcom Facing $12 Million Lawsuit For Allegedly Using Artist’s Photos Without Permission
Remember in November, 2020 when Japanese gaming giant Capcom fell victim to a ransomware attack? The Ragnar_Locker threat actors demanded $11 million ransom, and when the firm didn’t pay, they started dumping data. Capcom’s updates on the incident noted that approximately 15,000 people had their personal information involved, but no credit card information was involved….
Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging notifyng clients of breach
The Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging has posted a breach notification of sorts on its web site. It doesn’t explain exactly what kinds of data or details on their clients were accessed, nor how many people had personal information accessed. NIAAA’s electronically stored client data possibly was accessed sometime between March 5 to March…