The Office of Inadequate Security
Christopher Snowbeck reports: Second quarter earnings beat analyst expectations at UnitedHealth Group, even as the Minnetonka-based health care giant said it saw more expenses handling the fallout from a massive cyberattack earlier this year. The company now expects cyberattack costs could reach $2.45 billion for the year, including more direct expenses for financial support for…
Updated July 16: It appears that Edward Flynn, LMHC, may not have intended to indicate that his organization had 575,000 people affected by a breach. However, despite multiple attempts and inquiries from DataBreaches, he continues to decline to provide any coherent statement to explain his report to the state in terms of what actually happened…
MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 8, 2024 (Newswire.com) – As recently announced on the Evolve Bank & Trust (“Evolve” or “we”) website, Evolve was recently subject to a cybersecurity incident. Today, Evolve is beginning the process of notifying individuals whose personal information was affected. We deeply regret any inconvenience or concern this incident may cause. The security of our…
by Craig Silverman, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Zero Trust: Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures Investigating how the world’s largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous…
NCPA reports: Harrisburg, Pa. — A new state law will help protect consumers impacted by data breaches. Act 33 of 2024 requires an impacted organization to provide a free credit report and one year of credit monitoring to affected consumers. It also strengthens notification requirements and mandates notification of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General if a data…
As an update to the Florida Department of Health ransomware attack reported yesterday: On July 2, threat actors known as Ransom Hub had claimed to have exfiltrated 100 GB of files from the state agency. They threatened to leak it if the state did not pay their demands, but Florida law prohibits state agencies from…