In the wake of an accusatory post on Ramp Forum that claimed that AlphV admins allegedly stole a $22 million payment to an affiliate by Change Healthcare and then suspended the affiliate’s account, AlphV hastened what appears to be an exit scam on their part. Yesterday, a copy of the seizure notice posted on their…
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Update: Robert A. Purbeck, aka “Lifelock, to plead guilty in Atlanta
In 2018, a criminal hacker known as “Lifelock” reached out to DataBreaches to share details about two healthcare entities that had not met his ransom demands. These entities were a dental practice in Menlo Park, California, and the Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center in Michigan. The latter case drew more attention from DataBreaches due…
Vastaamo victims’ lawyer: Some took their own lives after patient record leak
YLE News, STT report: Some patients from the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre had died by suicide after their patient records were stolen and used in extorition attempts, according to a lawyer representing victims. Legal arguments in the trial of Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who is accused of stealing the data and extorting victims, are scheduled to conclude next week….
Pharmaceutical giant Cencora reports cyberattack
Joe Warminsky reports: Global pharmaceutical corporation Cencora reported on Tuesday that it recently discovered that intruders had stolen data from its networks. The Fortune 500 company said in a regulatory filing that data from IT systems “had been exfiltrated” in an incident that came to light on February 21. Read more at The Record. The filing simply…
Zalkin law firm settles suit by clients whose sex abuse details were hacked by BlackCat
The Zalkin Law Firm (“Zalkin”), a San Diego firm advocating for sexual abuse survivors nationwide, was sued in September after BlackCat gained access to the firm’s system and exfiltrated 523 clients’ personal information, including sexual abuse details. On their dark web leak site, the threat actors claimed to have exfiltrated 415.63 GB of sexual harassment…
Maryville Addiction Treatment Centers Victim Of Data Breach
Jon Craig reports: Maryville, a nonprofit addition agency, is offering credit monitoring services for those who may have had their Social Security numbers and other private details exposed as a result of the incident, according to spokesman Bill Crowe. The centers affected are in Williamstown, Turnersville, Pemberton, Vineland and Franklinville. Read more at Camden Daily…