Maybe one day, a law or regulation will require entities to purge old data that is no longer needed or requires it to be disconnected from the internet. If anyone needs a fresh example of why we need that type of law or regulation, here it is: Richard T. Miller, DMD, PC, d/b/a Great Neck/Mid…
Category: Business Sector
Largest Crypto ATM manufacturer hacked over security hitch- Over $1.5m bitcoin (BTC) Stolen
Olivia Brooke reports: General Bytes, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) manufacturers, experienced a security breach on the 17th and 18th of March. The hacker went on to liquidate 56.28 Bitcoins, which was valued at a staggering $1.5 million at the time of the attack. The stolen Bitcoins were taken from cryptocurrency ATM operators…
Hitachi Energy Latest Victim of Clop GoAnywhere Attacks
Prajeet Nair reports: Hitachi Energy joined the ranks of victims hit by the Clop ransomware group, which has exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s widely used managed file transfer software, GoAnywhere MFT. Clop claimed responsibility for the hack, which compromised networks used by 130 different organizations. Read more at BankInfoSecurity.
NBA alerts fans of a data breach exposing personal information
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The NBA (National Basketball Association) is notifying fans of a data breach after some of their personal information, “held” by a third-party newsletter service, was stolen. “We recently became aware that an unauthorized third party gained access to, and obtained a copy of, your name and email address, which was held by…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: HLA Grupo Hospitalario data listed for sale after web server misconfiguration On March 14, a forum user on BreachForums listed data from the HLA Grupo Hospitalario in Spain for sale. The listing advertised 45,000 patient records and information on 1,600 doctors, with samples provided of each. HLA Grupo Hospitalario is owned by Asisa, which…
Monetary Authority of Singapore Sets Out Revised Expectations for Notification of Data Breaches by Licensed Insurers
Rajesh Sreenivasan, Steve Tan, Benjamin Cheong, Lionel Tan, Tanya Tang, Wong Onn Chee, Simon Goh, and Wang Ying Shuang of Rajah & Tann Asia write: On 22 February 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS“) issued Circular No. ID 03/23 – Notification of Data Breaches to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“Circular 03/23“). Circular 03/23…