East River Medical Imaging recently sent out notices to 605,809 patients concerning a breach in September. According to a patient notice posted on its website, on September 20, 2023, the New York medical practice identified suspicious activity within its IT network. We immediately initiated our incident response process, began an investigation with the assistance of…
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23andMe data breach: Hackers accessed data of 6.9 million users
Catherine Stoddard reports: 23andMe, a company that does genetic testing and traces ancestry through shared DNA, confirmed to FOX TV Stations on Monday that hackers accessed personal data of about 0.1% of customers, which amounts to roughly 14,000 people who have used 23andMe. Hackers were able to breach those accounts because the customers had used the same username…
AlphV claims they have started contacting some of Tipalti’s clients (1)
Following up on a somewhat atypical strategy to monetize an alleged attack on Tipalti, AlphV updated their leak site post today. It now reads: We are systematically reaching out to affected clients of Tipalti, the first batch (consisting of organizations with the most data exfiltrated), have been sent communications requesting initial contact. We will immediately…
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China (1)
Anna Isaac and Alex Lawson report: The UK’s most hazardous nuclear site, Sellafield, has been hacked into by cyber groups closely linked to Russia and China, the Guardian can reveal. The astonishing disclosure and its potential effects have been consistently covered up by senior staff at the vast nuclear waste and decommissioning site, the investigation…
Hackers steal IDF patient records from cyberattack on Israeli hospital (corrected)
The Jerusalem Post reports: Over 500 gigabytes of data, including hundreds of thousands of IDF medical records were allegedly stolen by Iran-linked hackers during a cyberattack on Ziv Medical Center in Safed, Israel, the hackers claimed on Telegram. […] On their Telegram page, the attackers said, “We possess over 500 gigabytes of information, including 700,000 medical documents,…
Why we need legislation requiring more transparency in breach notices, Saturday edition (Bluefield University)
Yet another notification letter provides an example of why we need legislation requiring more transparency in disclosures. A DataBreaches.net OpEd. Background: The Bluefield University Breach On May 2, DataBreaches reported a cyberattack involving Bluefield University in Virginia that had first been reported by WVVA. The local media had reported that on May 1, Bluefield had…