On August 6, DataBreaches reported that the Hive ransomware team claimed to have attacked SERV Behavioral Health System and encrypted SERV’s files on May 26. The listing was added to Hive’s site on July 14. SERV did not respond to email inquiries from DataBreaches in July. Time passed, but Hive never added any “proof pack”…
Category: Breach Incidents
Scoop: Tift Regional Medical Center victim of ransomware attack in July
DataBreaches has learned that Tift Regional Medical Center in Georgia was the victim of a ransomware attack in July. Although the hospital was negotiating with the Hive ransomware group, negotiations recently broke off. According to communications shared exclusively with DataBreaches, the breach started on July 14 and ended on August 8. During that time, Hive…
Indonesia finally passes personal data protection law
Eileen Yu reports: Indonesia finally has passed its personal data protection law that has been in discussions since 2016. The government believes the new Bill will be critical amidst a spate of data security breaches in the country. Indonesia’s House of Representatives earlier this month approved the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, paving the way…
NYSARC Columbia County Chapter discloses ransomware incident in July
From their press release, issued yesterday: On July 19, 2022, NYSARC Columbia County Chapter (“NYSARC”) detected irregular activity on their systems that was consistent with a typical ransomware attack. Out of an abundance of caution, NYSARC immediately began to remediate the situation including disconnecting systems, engaging data security and privacy experts, contacting law enforcement, and simultaneously beginning…
NY: Suffolk County struggles to recover from BlackCat ransomware attack
Suffolk County on Long Island joined the ranks of those hit by a ransomware attack, and the results and impact are not surprising. One headline on September 13 somewhat said it all: “County IT systems crippled, with websites, email down, five days after discovery of cyberattack.” By yesterday, county officials were working to send out…
Ocean City therapist used patients’ credit cards for psychic readings
Lynda Cohen reports: An Ocean City therapist who used dozens of clients’ credit cards to pay for thousands in psychic readings was admitted into pretrial intervention last month, BreakingAC has learned. Ashley Crooks, 32, was charged with theft by deception and unlawful use of credit cards after racking up $40,000 in charges over two months…