ChildFund in New Zealand has issued a public notice about a data breach involving a telemarketing company, Pareto Phone Limited. ChildFund had contracted with Pareto in 2014 to conduct fundraising activity on its behalf. ChildFund does not say when it may have stopped working Pareto, but Pareto suffered a cyberattack in April of this year…
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Chinese hackers stole 60,000 emails from US State Department in Microsoft hack, Senate staffer says
Raphael Satter reports: Chinese hackers who subverted Microsoft’s email platform earlier this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters on Wednesday. The staffer, who attended a briefing of State Department IT officials earlier Wednesday, said the officials told lawmakers that 60,000 emails were…
Oak Valley Hospital District notifies more than 280,000 patients of data breach
On September 15, Oak Valley Hospital District in California notified the state and HHS of a data security incident that began on April 21 and was first discovered on July 18. According to its notification, a copy of which is also posted on its website, Oak Valley could not rule out the possibility of unauthorized…
Biggest Crypto Hack of 2023: Mixin Network Stops Withdrawals After Losing $200 Million to Hackers
Daniel Warren reports: The Mixin network was recently hit by a multi-million dollar hack. Mixin confirmed that over $200 million worth of cryptocurrencies were wiped from its mainnet due to a security breach on September 23. According to recent data, this is equivalent to half of the net TVL of all mixin-based protocols. In its statement,…
AlphV claims to have hit MNGI Digestive Health — developing
MNGI Digestive Health (MNGI) in Minnesota is a physician-owned multi-center gastroenterology practice that has been recognized for its excellence. MNGI was previously known as Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., and was created by partnership of three independent practices: Digestive Healthcare, Gastroenterology Consultants, and St. Paul Gastroenterology. Unfortunately, excellence in medical practice and care does not immunize a…
Ca: Better Outcomes Registry & Network reveals 3.4 million patients affected by MOVEit data breach
BORN (the Better Outcomes Registry & Network) in Canada has disclosed it was affected by the MOVEit breach. From their notice: During the breach, unauthorized copies of files containing personal health information were taken from BORN’s systems. The personal health information that was copied was collected from a large network of mostly Ontario health care…