Jessica Davis reports on a potentially very serious cyberattack that is not the type of thing you’ll usually read on this site: Sonoma Valley Hospital was forced to give up its coveted three-letter domain name in early August after hackers hijacked its website, according to local news outlet Sonoma Index-Tribune. The website had been registered…
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Feds: PainMD’s abandoned medical records at risk of being burned, shredded
Brett Kelman reports: Federal and state prosecutors have asked a judge to halt the destruction of thousands of medical records abandoned by PainMD, a Nashville-area pain clinic company that shut down earlier this year in the midst of a fraud investigation. The medical records, which could be evidence against PainMD or important to former patients, are currently stuck…
Are thedarkoverlord’s victims entitled to damages from Athens Orthopedic Clinic? Georgia Supreme Court to rule.
Bill Rankin reports: In the spring of 2016, a cyber thief calling himself the “Dark Overlord” hacked into the databases of a Clarke County medical clinic and emerged with the personal information of an estimated 200,000 patients. The Athens Orthopedic Clinic refused to pay the hacker’s ransom and advised current and former patients to set…
Suspect in Capital One data breach seeks release from jail
Gene Johnson of AP reports: Lawyers for a transgender woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One want her released from federal custody, saying that for her to remain jailed with men is a serious threat to her mental health. Paige Thompson, of Seattle, was arrested last month after the FBI said she…
Texas DIR issues update on coordinated ransomware attack on multiple government agencies
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is leading the response to a ransomware attack against entities across Texas. Below is an update as of August 20, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m. central time. The number of confirmed impacted entities has been reduced to twenty-two. As of the time of this release, responders have engaged…
Hackers target Macon County Circuit Clerk website
Kennedy Nolen reports: The Macon County Circuit Clerk’s website is working again after being disabled and replaced by a screen saying it had been hacked. The web page showed an image of an anonymous mask with the Iranian flag and read, “Hacked by Iranian Hackers. Hacked by Mamad Warning. We are always closer to you….