AP reports: A state program that was created to process unemployment applications in Arkansas for self-employed individuals or gig economy workers appears to have been illegally accessed and has been shut down, officials announced Saturday. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he learned Friday evening that an applicant for the program is believed to have somehow accessed…
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Indiana Court of Appeals reinstates patient’s lawsuit against a hospital for breach by employee
There’s an update on a lawsuit filed in 2018 that I knew nothing about concerning a breach that occurred in 2017 that I knew nothing about. It’s been one of those days. Thankfully, reporting by Dave Stafford of the Indiana Lawyer showed up in my searches today: A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated…
Multi-millions: Sodinokibi attackers demand $42 million of celebrity law firm, threaten to publish dirt they claim to have on President Trump
I honestly cannot think of a more ironic name for a blog than the Sodinokibi (REvil) ransomware operators calling their website “Happy Blog.” Reading their updates today, they certainly didn’t seem happy, especially with Coveware, a firm that has assisted numerous ransomware victims. The firm’s services include helping negotiate ransom amounts and payment. But something…
Elizabethtown Community Hospital Patients Lack Standing in Data Breach Row
Daniel R. Stoller has a litigation update on a case that stems from a 2018 breach affecting patients at Elizabethtown Community Hospital. Elizabethtown Community Hospital beat claims of inadequate data security protections after a federal judge in New York found that plaintiffs lacked standing. Read more on Bloomberg Law (subscription required).
(Update1) The Palm Beach County School District suffers massive pwd breach after second grader hacks them
See an important update after the original post. From the no-one-could-have-possibly-foreseen-kids-figuring-out-default-password-conventions dept., Andrew Colton reports: The Palm Beach County School District is in the midst of a massive computer security crisis that draws into question the authenticity of every assignment completed by every student since “distance learning” began, after BocaNewsNow.com learned that an elementary school student…
ShinyHunters has companies scrambling: Star Tribune warns subscribers of claimed hack, Tokopedia brings in independent consultant to investigate hack
WCCO reports: On Monday, Star Tribune subscribers were notified of a possible security breach in its website log-in database. The paper says it only stored usernames and passwords there. Read more on CBS Minnesota. This is in response to claims by ShinyHunters, who have listed what they claim is data from 1 million subscribers for…