AlphV (aka BlackCat) threat actors have added Highland Health Systems in Alabama to their leak site. As proof of claims, they have leaked a number of files with employee and patient data or information, including part of a psychiatric intake form with a narrative from 2008. Other files are more current. Highland Health Systems is…
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Kr: PIPC Sanctions LG U+ Telecom, Imposes Administrative Penalty of $5.3 Million for Breach Along with Corrective Orders
Press Release July 12, 2023 (This is an unofficial translation of a press release, originally prepared in Korean.) On July 12, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) held a plenary meeting and reached a decision to impose an administrative penalty of KRW 6.8 billion (USD 5.3 million) and an administrative fine of KRW 27 million…
Hillsborough notifies 70,000 of potential data breach in health, aging services
C. T. Bowen reports: Hillsborough County has notified more than 70,000 people that a global data breach may have put their personal information at risk. The breach involved the MOVEit file transfer tool, a third-party service that complies with federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. The breach also may have affected 106…
Bjorka strikes again? 34 million Indonesian Passports Exposed in a Massive Immigration Directorate Data Breach
Alicia Hope reports: Over 34 million Indonesian passports were leaked in a massive data breach impacting the country’s Immigration Directorate General at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. Cybersecurity researcher and founder of Ethical Hacker Indonesia, Teguh Aprianto, disclosed the breach on his Twitter account @secgron, attributing the attack to a hacktivist identified as…
Two Teens Accused of Masterminding Hacks on Grand Theft Auto and Uber
Katharine Gemmell reports: Two UK teenagers were accused of being key members of the notorious hacking group Lapsus$, with prosecutors alleging that the pair were involved in hacks on companies including Nvidia Corp., Rockstar Games Inc., and Uber Technologies Inc. Arion Kurtaj, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were hit with joint…
Chinese Hackers Breached Government Email Accounts, Microsoft Says
Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman, and Jonathan Swans report: Chinese hackers intent on collecting intelligence on the United States gained access to government email accounts, Microsoft disclosed on Tuesday night. The attack was targeted, according to a person briefed on the intrusion into the government networks, with the hackers going after specific accounts rather than…