As keen eyes have noticed, two radiology services — Gateway Diagnostic Imaging in Texas and Radiology Ltd in Arizona — recently submitted breach notices to the Montana Attorney General’s Office. Both notices reported an incident in December 2021. But were these separate incidents, or were they both the result of a third-party breach? Both Gateway…
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3rd Circuit vacates dismissal of data breach suit
Biuckley LLP writes: On September 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated the dismissal of a class action alleging that a defendant pharmaceutical research company’s negligence led to a data breach. According to the opinion, the plaintiff, who is a former employee of the defendant’s subsidiary, provided her sensitive personal and financial…
Nearly 6,000 impacted by Franklin College hack
Andy Bell-Baltaci reports: People involved with Franklin College may have had personal data revealed to hackers that breached the school’s network with a malicious code attack. The attack occurred on Jan. 21, and college officials held back information to determine through an investigation what data might have been taken. After an investigation was completed in…
How many times was Stratford University hacked?
Occasionally, more than one ransomware team or affiliate may hit the same target. But could three different groups or affiliates have hit Stratford University this year, or is there some other explanation? Stratford University has several accreditation and certification credentials. It also offers several academic programs, with two campuses in Virginia, one in Maryland, and…
BianLian hits a community services organization for adults with serious disabilities
Alegria Family Services (AFS) provides residential and community services to adults with developmental disabilities in New Mexico under a contract with the New Mexico Department of Health. They are not a large organization with vast resources, yet BianLian decided they would target them with a ransomware attack. Maybe they saw a ZoomInfo listing showing $7…
PA: Ringgold student data leak revealed
Katherine Mansfield reports: Some student data was leaked via email last week, Ringgold School District announced Monday. “The safety and security of our students is one of our top priorities at Ringgold School District,” Randall Skrinjorich, superintendent, said in a statement. “Upon learning about the accidental release of student data at one of our schools,…