Christie Business Holdings Company, P.C. (“Christie Clinic”) in Illinois Christie Business Holdings Company, P.C. (“Christie Clinic”) in Illinois issued a breach notice that is also prominently posted on their website. According to their notice, an unauthorized actor gained access to their system between July 14, 2021 and August 19, 2021. The unauthorized actor did not…
Category: Malware
TX: Val Verde Regional Medical Center patient data dumped by LockBit
Val Verde Regional Medical Center (VVRMC) appears to have been the victim of a ransomware attack involving LockBit. According to LockBit, Val Verde Memorial Hospital was compromised and 96,000 patient records were exfiltrated. The listing was added to the leak site on March 16, with LockBit noting that the patient records had the following table…
Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes
An Estonian man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his years-long role in furthering and facilitating computer intrusions, the movement of fraudulently obtained goods and funds, and the monetization of stolen financial account information. He also participated in ransomware attacks causing over $53 million in losses and was ordered to pay over…
FBI: Ransomware hit 649 critical infrastructure orgs in 2021
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says ransomware gangs have breached the networks of at least 649 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors last year, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2021 Internet Crime Report. However, the actual number is likely higher given that the FBI only started tracking…
Update on Griggsville-Perry School District ransomware incident
In January, the Griggsville-Perry School District in Illinois announced it had been hit with a ransomware attack. Now, two months later, Vice Society threat actors have added the district to their leak site and dumped files that they had infiltrated. Inspection of the more than 3,000 files in the data dump revealed that most of…
Even More Patient Data May Have Been Stolen in 2021 Ransomware Attack: Scripps Health
Artie Ojeda reports: Almost one year after a devastating ransomware attack on Scripps Health, patients have received a letter advising additional personal information may have been compromised. NBC 7 obtained a copy of the letter dated March 15. It references the cyberattack that occurred between April 26, 2021, and May 1, 2021. Read more at…