Update of February 24, 2022: Jacksonville Spine Center, P.A. (JAX Spine and Pain Centers) reported a hacking incident to HHS on February 10 — the same date that this site first reported on claims by Avos Locker to have acquired data on 260,000 patients. JAX never responded to this site’s inquiries, but seems to have…
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Information for over 6,000 Memorial Hermann patients accessed in business associate’s security breach
Briahn Hawkins reports: The Memorial Hermann Health System is notifying patients of a cyberattack that could impact thousands. One of their contracted vendors, Advent Health Partners, announced a cybersecurity issue Tuesday. According to the health system, the protected health information (PHI) for 6,260 patients have been breached. Read more at KHOU. Advent Health Partners also reported the breach to…
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency Stolen from Bitifinex in 2016
Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion. Thus far, law enforcement has seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to that hack. “Today’s arrests, and the department’s largest…
US Seeking 5-Year Sentence For Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser
Joseph Henry reports: Canadian hacker Gary Bowser should deal with a five-year or 60-month jail time for the crime that he committed, according to the US government. The involved man first caught the attention of Nintendo in April 2021 when he was sued for making sales out of piracy-focused hacks. He received one copyright strike,…
News Corp says it was hacked; believed to be linked to China
Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak report: News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering was believed behind the operation. The news company, whose publications and businesses include the New…
Another day, another data breach: Thai students’ data hacked, sold on dark web
Maya Taylor reports: The personal information of over 23,000 students has been stolen as a result of the Thai University Central Admission System being hacked. According to a Bangkok Post report, the security breach has been confirmed by the Council of University Presidents of Thailand. It’s understood the data, which pertains to over 23,000 students…