Asha Barbaschow reports: On late Friday, Amnesty International Australia sent an email to supporters informing them their data may be at risk due to “anomalous activity” detected in its IT environment. While the email went out very late in the day/week, it also went out a very long time after the activity was found. The email, sighted by Gizmodo…
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Some ‘sensitive information’ potentially compromised: Diocese of Las Vegas reports cybersecurity breach
Alyssa Roberts reports: The Diocese of Las Vegas on Friday announced a cybersecurity breach that potentially compromised “sensitive information of its volunteers, parishioners, donors and other stakeholders,” a news release states. A spokesperson noted there was “no indication that personal information has been misused,” but said the Diocese would notify those who may have been…
United HealthCare reports a data breach that may have revealed the customer’s personal information
The CBS reports: United HealthCare made customers aware of a data breach on Friday, which temporarily allowed access to personal information for those enrolled in the company’s healthcare plans. According to a statement, “suspicious activity” was noticed on the UHC mobile application “that may have led to the disclosure of member information.” The company says…
Aeries Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $1.75M; Illuminate Suit is Dismissed – For Now
Kristal Kuykendall reports on the very different outcomes of two class action lawsuits stemming from breaches involving EdTech. Both of these lawsuits’ outcomes have been reported previously on DataBreaches, but this article says that both cases, despite the vastly different outcomes so far, should put EdTech vendors on notice. In a class-action lawsuit filed on…
Federal office probes Guam Memorial Hospital network breach
Jolene Toves reports: The “unauthorized access” that prompted the Guam Memorial Hospital to shut down its network in March is now being investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an acceptance letter addressed to a whistleblower who is only identified as “Leaky Leaks.” The acceptance letter, dated April 18, notified…
The Fortra/GoAnywhere breach also affected healthcare entities. Here’s what we know so far. (3)
More than two months after Fortra first began notifying clients that threat actors had exploited a vulnerability in GoAnywhere, many patients whose protected health information was stolen may still have no clue. In Part 1, we note entities that have already disclosed the breach. In Part 2, we will note those entities that do not…