Jurgita Lapienytė reports: Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, with a population of over 63,000. BlackCat claimed it had breached Lakewood City Council and stolen over 250GB worth of data. “Because of their misunderstanding and inability to negotiate, we share information with you,” BlackCat said and shared a link to download 252GB of…
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Ways and means committee demands investigation into 2021 taxpayer info leak
Katie Kerekes reports: Nineteen months after the confidential tax filings of American citizens were leaked, the House Committee on Ways and Means is seeking answers. In a letter to the Inspector General for Tax Administration, committee chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) relays his “expectations” regarding the “egregious and unprecedented” leak of this tax information, a duty which he affirms the…
Aviacode remains silent after 0mega dumps 200 GB of their files
On January 9, DataBreaches noticed that Aviacode had been added to the leak site for 0mega. Aviacode, which is part of GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, offers medical coding services, medical coding audits, coding denial management, clinical documentation improvement, and revenue cycle management for billings and claims. As such, it is often a business associate for HIPAA-covered…
Lehigh Valley Health Network reveals attack by BlackCat
The Morning Call reports: The Lehigh Valley Health Network has been the target of a cyberattack from a suspected Russian ransomware group. In a statement issued Monday morning, LVHN President and CEO Brian A. Nester said, “Lehigh Valley Health Network has been the target of a cybersecurity attack by a ransomware gang, known as BlackCat,…
Mscripts notifies 66,372 patients whose prescription information was in unsecured cloud storage for two years
“Thousands of pharmacies & millions of people use mscripts,” the mscripts website claims. “We provide a digital communication platform to help patients stay on track with their healthcare by delivering targeted messages through a mobile and web platform tied directly to the pharmacy dispensing system,” the California firm explains. mscripts is Cardinal Health’s mobile pharmacy…
Edgepark Medical Supplies notifies patients of Rise Interactive Media & Analytics data breach
RGH Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Edgepark Medical Supplies (“Edgepark”) is an Ohio medical supplies provider that ships products directly to patients and bills their insurance for them. Rise Interactive Media & Analytics, LLC (“Rise”) is an Illinois firm that provides digital marketing services for Edgepark as a business associate. They also provide analytics and other services…