As keen eyes have noticed, two radiology services — Gateway Diagnostic Imaging in Texas and Radiology Ltd in Arizona — recently submitted breach notices to the Montana Attorney General’s Office. Both notices reported an incident in December 2021. But were these separate incidents, or were they both the result of a third-party breach? Both Gateway…
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Settlements in Data Breach Litigation
Approval Notice Quebec Superior Court File No. 500-06-001015-193 CALGARY, AB, Sept. 8, 2022 /CNW/ – Detailed information and updates are available on the Settlement Website at the following address: www.stockxsettlement.ca. A Canada-wide Settlement has been reached in a class action relating to the StockX Data Breach that occurred on May 14, 2019, when an unknown third-party was able to gain unauthorized access…
“Bad faith, misunderstanding, or indifference?” Why do ransomware teams falsely insist victims have “revenue?”
Valéry Rieß-Marchive has been following the ransomware attack on the Sud-Francilien hospital center in Corbeille-Essonnes by LockBit 3.0 since it was first announced and has consistently been ahead of the news pack in reporting on developments. In his latest report, he reveals that a previous report that GIGN negotiators were able to reduce an alleged…
BianLian hits a community services organization for adults with serious disabilities
Alegria Family Services (AFS) provides residential and community services to adults with developmental disabilities in New Mexico under a contract with the New Mexico Department of Health. They are not a large organization with vast resources, yet BianLian decided they would target them with a ransomware attack. Maybe they saw a ZoomInfo listing showing $7…
URLs Are NOT Passwords, and Sadly, That Needed to Be Said (Stolowitz vs. Nuance Communications)
In 2014, Nuance Communications discovered that anyone could access protected health information on one of its platforms. After the situation persisted for years, a former employee decided to submit a whistleblower complaint to HHS. For his efforts, he spent more than one year fending off threatened federal hacking charges, even though no hacking was involved….
Iran-linked hackers release Mossad chief’s medical records, personal photos
JNS reports: Hackers linked to Iran have published personal photos and medical records of Mossad intelligence agency chief David Barnea, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The hackers reportedly accessed the cellular phone of Barnea’s wife, according to I24 News. The stolen files were released on the eve of the Mossad director’s visit to Washington, D.C., for…