Gavin Reinke, Ashley Miller and Amanda Wellen of Alston & Bird write: On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a spring 2018 cyberattack on Brinker International,…
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Qilin Emerged as The Most Active Group, Exploiting Unpatched Fortinet Vulnerabilities
Tushar Subhra Dutta reports: The ransomware landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in June 2025 as the Qilin ransomware group surged to become the most active threat actor, recording 81 victims and representing a staggering 47.3% increase in activity compared to previous months. This Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, which has accumulated over 310 victims since its emergence, has…
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Investigation with Deer Oaks Behavioral Health for $225k and a Corrective Action Plan
In October 2023, Deer Oaks Behavioral Health in Texas disclosed a ransomware attack that affected 171,871 patients, which they discovered on September 1, 2023. LockBit3.0 claimed responsibility at the time and leaked data from the incident. Today, HHS OCR announced a settlement with Deer Oaks following an expanded investigation that had been opened after an…
Kentfield Hospital victim of cyberattack by World Leaks, patient data involved
While some of us were considering whether Hunters International was in the process of re-branding as World Leaks or not, World Leaks was busy adding a hospital to its leak site. Kentfield Hospital in California is a critical care hospital that specializes in treating patients with complex medical needs who require an extended period of…
No need to hack when it’s leaking: Brandt Kettwick Defense edition
A recent survey of 500 U.S. law firms by Proton reported that one in five law firms were targeted in a cyberattack in the past year, and 8% of law firms (39% of those who reported a cyberattack) reported losing data or suffering exposure. To make matters even worse, Proton found that 65% weren’t familiar with…
One in Five Law Firms Hit by Cyberattacks Over Past 12 Months
Caroline Byrne writes: One in five U.S. law firms were targeted in a cyberattack in the past year and nearly one in 10 lost data or suffered exposure, according to a comprehensive study by a Swiss tech company. The numbers, which demonstrate the extent to which the industry has become vulnerable to increasingly ruthless cybercriminals,…