Paul Murphy in London and Kadhim Shubber in Washington report: A hackers-for-hire group dubbed “Dark Basin” has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions around the world, including advocacy groups, journalists, elected officials, lawyers, hedge funds and companies, according to the internet watchdog Citizen Lab. Researchers discovered almost 28,000 web pages created by hackers…
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Health Sector Most Targeted by Hackers, Breach Costs Rise to $17.76B
Jessica Davis reports: June 09, 2020 – The healthcare sector was the most targeted by hackers and cyberattacks in 2019. And its 382 data breaches cost the sector more than $17.76B billion, according to ForgeRock’s 2019 Consumer Breach Report. The healthcare sector accounted for 45 percent of data breaches in 2019, followed by the banking, insurance, and financial…
Indiana covered entities discover that their documents storage and secure destruction vendor dumped records improperly
I know the arguments against holding covered entities for auditing and monitoring their business associates periodically for compliance with any contracts, but when you don’t hold covered entities really accountable for checking that their vendors or business associates are living up to their contracts, stuff like this happens. And it can go on for years….
Canadian hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by cyberattacks fuelled by booming black market
CBC News reports: Canada’s health system is under siege from unrelenting cybercriminals trying to access patient information and other data, according to health-care professionals and cybersecurity experts who say hospitals and clinics are unable to cope with the growing threats. The problem has become so big that some are calling for Ottawa to impose national cybersecurity standards on…
Data from Nigerian and Kenyan universities compromised after unis fail to act upon whitehat’s notifications
Emanuel Paul reports: …Techpoint can confirm that the websites and databases of two Nigerian universities — Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin City — and Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya are porous, vulnerable and in urgent need of attention. Also, these data which include admission lists, course registration details, and…
One down: Nathan Wyatt of thedarkoverlord agrees to plead guilty
A U.K. man extradited to the U.S. in December to stand trial for his role in thedarkoverlord (TDO) has agreed to plea guilty to resolve all charges against him. Nathan Francis Wyatt, also known as “Crafty Cockney,” has agreed to plead guilty to charges stemming from his role in some of thedarkoverlord’s attacks on entities…