From Thames Valley Police: Five men have been sentenced today (30/9) following an investigation by Thames Valley Police and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). The men were originally arrested by Thames Valley Police in March last year, in an operation with the support of SEROCU. The investigation was then passed onto SEROCU’s…
Category: Breach Incidents
MS: Urgent Care Clinic of Oxford notifies patients of ransomware attack
Urgent Care Clinic of Oxford is notifying patients seen prior to August 2, 2016 of what sounds like a ransomware attack. In their notification letter, they say that sometime in early July, their server was hacked. The breach was discovered on August 2nd when staff noticed the computer system running more slowly than usual. From the sound of their…
Habitat for Humanity Colorado discloses severely handicapping data breach
From HFHC: For the past several months, HFHC has been dealing with a significant and malicious data breach which has severely handicapped our ability to efficiently conduct business and has hijacked our attention for the last several months. The tech company we are now working with states in its letter of findings that “In 17…
Two more hacks with ransom demands, but is anyone paying? Part 1.
Over the past few months, DataBreaches.net has reported on a number of hacking incidents where the attackers demanded ransom if the victims did not want to see their data publicly dumped or put up for sale. Some of the incidents involved TheDarkOverlord, who attacked a number of clinics in the healthcare sector. Other incidents involved a self-described…
Alberta Hospital Edmonton notifying 1,300 of snooping employee
Keith Gerein reports: A former employee of Alberta Hospital Edmonton inappropriately accessed the records of more than 1,300 patients, Alberta Health Services announced Monday in what is believed to be the province’s largest deliberate breach of health information. “In terms of a unique individual inappropriately accessing health care records, it is not within the scope…
Florida Bar Association hacked, members’ data leaked (UPDATE3)
Please see updates below this post, as the bar association disputed any claims that they were hacked and asked DataBreaches.net to remove the post. If they would prefer “unauthorized access” to “hack,” well, okay, but they need to secure their files better, even if they are public records. Original post: You’ve probably seen some articles…