This is the kind of news story that people may miss because it was published on a Friday afternoon. But it is one that shouldn’t be missed…. Kat Jercich reports: A reported ransomware attack on the CompuGroup Medical data center partner, MedNetwoRX, has impeded some customers’ access to their Aprima electronic health record systems…
Category: Malware
Three Affiliated Tribes Hit by Ransomware Attack, Holding Tribal Information Hostage
Darren Thompson reports that on April 28, the Three Affiliated Tribes—the Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation—announced to its staff and employees that its server was hacked and believe it was by malicious software called ransomware. Since the server was hacked, the tribe has been unable to access files, email and critical information. Finding out how…
San Diego Family Care discloses possible data breach
City News Service reports: San Diego Family Care announced Friday it has alerted current and former patients and employees about a computer security breach that may have involved their personal information. […] The issue came to light in December, when officials with SDFC and its business associate, Health Center Partners of Southern California, became aware…
FR: Albioma hit by “ransomware type virus”
Albioma is an independent renewable energy producer that is listed on the Paris stock exchange. In a press release today, they write: A “ransomware” type virus attack was detected on Albioma’s IT network on Tuesday, 4 May. Albioma’s IT teams, along with cybersecurity experts, are fully mobilised to restore the situation as soon as possible….
Za: NCape municipality battles devastating ransomware attack
Admire Moyo reports: The Nama Khoi Municipality in the Northern Cape Province is struggling to restore IT systems that were hit by a ransomware attack last year. This was revealed by the municipality’s chief information officer, Brandon Love, in an e-mail interview with ITWeb. According to Love, on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, the municipality’s ICT…
Nexelis Group responds to malware attack on systems formerly owned by Pacific Biomarker
Here’s another breach that has not been in the headlines (or at least, not yet). On November 8, 2020, Nexelis Group discovered that their system had been encrypted by malware. According to the notification letter sent to patients in April, the information was contained on the server of a company that Nexelis recently acquired, Pacific Biomarkers….