KYMA reports: Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) said it mailed letters to thousands of patients whose information may have been involved in a recent cybersecurity incident. On April 25, 2022, YRMC identified a ransomware incident affecting some internal systems. Upon detecting the incident, YRMC shared with News 11 it took immediate action, taking systems offline,…
Category: Malware
Shoprite Group issues warning on ‘suspected data compromise’ (UPDATED)
TimesLive reports: The Shoprite Group said on Friday evening it had become aware of a suspected data compromise, including names and ID numbers, which may affect some customers who engaged in money transfers to and within Eswatini and within Namibia and Zambia. “Affected customers will receive an SMS to the cell number supplied at the…
Personal and sensitive files from Tehama County Social Services leaked on dark web. Have the victims been notified?
On their dark web blog, Quantum threat actors claim to have acquired 32 GB of files from Tehama County Social Services in California. Quantum describes the files as involving information of county clients and employees: Financial information, budgets, fiscal docs, contracts, HR data, resumes, payrolls, clients personal data, scans ID, scans SSN, personal info, scans…
Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine alerts patients to ransomware attack while continuing to provide care
Yesterday, Hive threat actors added Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine to their leak site, with a notice that they had encrypted the entity on May 20. They also provided some files as proof. But if Hive hoped this would pressure the multi-location medical entity, they seem to have misjudged their Indiana-based victim. On the homepage…
This is (One of Many Reasons) Why Districts Get Hit with Ransomware
Bill Fitzgerald writes: Even the smallest of school districts are complicated places. Communicating with stakeholders is hard to do well, and getting the details right is imperative. The details become even more important when school boards and superintendents try and communicate about school safety issues. When communication is done well, is not rushed, and goes…
Is cyberinsurance for cyberattacks becoming harder to find and more costly?
Attorney Jeff Drummond writes: News from the Cyberinsurance Market: Healthcare entities are finding that cybersecurity insurance is getting harder to find. Insurers are leaving the market, and prices are going up. Having cyberinsurance has always been a good call, from the time the insurance first hit the market, because (i) the risk is so hard to quantify,…