DataBreaches has learned that Tift Regional Medical Center in Georgia was the victim of a ransomware attack in July. Although the hospital was negotiating with the Hive ransomware group, negotiations recently broke off. According to communications shared exclusively with DataBreaches, the breach started on July 14 and ended on August 8. During that time, Hive…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina investigating alleged ransomware attack on parliament
Jonathan Greig reports: Prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina are investigating a wide-ranging cyberattack that has crippled the operations of the country’s parliament. For nearly two weeks, the website for the country’s parliament has been down, and local news outlet Nezavisne spoke with several lawmakers who said they were told to not even turn on their computers, barring them from…
ClearBalance, Bricker & Eckler settle data breach lawsuits involving patient data
To follow up on two previously reported breaches involving protected health information, here are two class action settlements that involve business associates: CSI Financial Services aka ClearBalance In July 2021, DataBreaches reported a breach at CSI Financial Services, aka ClearBalance, a firm that services loans made by hospitals and providers to patients who need to…
NYSARC Columbia County Chapter discloses ransomware incident in July
From their press release, issued yesterday: On July 19, 2022, NYSARC Columbia County Chapter (“NYSARC”) detected irregular activity on their systems that was consistent with a typical ransomware attack. Out of an abundance of caution, NYSARC immediately began to remediate the situation including disconnecting systems, engaging data security and privacy experts, contacting law enforcement, and simultaneously beginning…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Ransomware attacks continue This week, LockBit added four entities related to South America: Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela: Comision Nacional de Acreditación in Chile CNA is a public entity that seeks to evaluate and accredit the quality of the Institutions of Higher Education in Chile. DataBreaches sent an email to them yesterday to ask them if…
NY: Empress EMS hit by Hive ransomware
On September 9, Empress EMS in New York contacted HHS to report an incident that affected 318,558 patients. According to a notice on their website, an unauthorized individual gained access to their system on May 26 and copied what they describe as a “small subset of files” on July 13. On July 14, Empress discovered…