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Category: Malware
Waikato DHB failed OIA requirements over cyber security breach – Ombudsman
Natalie Akoorie reports: A district health board has failed to meet its requirements under the Official Information Act, prompting intervention from the Chief Ombudsman. Waikato District Health Board largely ignored a series of questions from Local Democracy Reporting in June regarding the cyber security breach that paralysed the DHB in May, forcing the postponement of surgeries…
Under attack by “Groove,” TriValley Primary Care posts notice on web site and continues caring for patients
Groove, who is making a point of telling anyone who will read their site that Groove is not a gang but just a single person out to prove how easy it is to manipulate media, joined the ranks of those who attack medical entities without regard for the harm they may cause. It appears that…
TX: Unable to determine what was accessed in cyberattack, McAllen Surgical Specialty Center, Ltd. is notifying patients as well as employees
MCALLEN, Texas, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — McAllen Surgical Specialty Center, Ltd. (“McAllen Surgical”) is providing notice of an incident that could affect the privacy of information of certain employees and patients for whom it provided medical care. While McAllen Surgical is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of this information, McAllen Surgical takes this incident…
PA: Corry School District says ransomware attack may have exposed current — and very old — data on staff, students
Here we go again — another ransomware attack on a k-12 school district, and the threat actors may have obtained current — and very old — data on both students and personnel. Kudos to the district for promptly alerting their community as to the possibility and risks, but still, this is serious. So far, this…
Why Not Hold Ransomware Attackers Hostage for a Change?
Mark Rasch writes about a fourth option for ransomware victims in terms of response: … what happens in the case where you are able to identify—either by name, location, computer, IP address, MAC address or otherwise—the individual(s) responsible for the ransomware, extortionware or electronic demand for payment? Right now, a ransomware victim has few options….