Sammy Heung reports: Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has found a prominent sports club had been in breach of privacy regulations in the run-up to a large-scale leak involving about 72,000 members’ personal information. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Tuesday that the South China Athletic Association (SCAA) had failed to…
Category: Malware
Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology appears to have been attacked by three different groups; more than 169,000 patients affected (1)
Update: On November 13, Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology (RMG) reported the incident to HHS OCR as affecting 366,491 patients. RMG never responded to the inquiries this site submitted to it on October 19 and October 27. SuspectFile reports: This article will cover what appears to be a triple cyberattack on the IT systems of Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology (RMG), a…
OCR Releases Cybersecurity Video: Ransomware Update
An announcement from HHS OCR: In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, OCR has produced a new video this October to provide awareness and education for organizations covered under the HIPAA Rules on ransomware and how compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule can help such organizations combat ransomware. This video updates the health care industry…
The government is getting fed up with ransomware payments fueling endless cycle of cyberattacks
Barbara Booth reports: With ransomware attacks surging and 2024 on track to be one of the worst years on record, U.S. officials are seeking ways to counter the threat, in some cases, urging a new approach to ransom payments. Ann Neuberger, U.S. deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, wrote in a recent Financial…
Crypt Ghouls Targets Russian Firms with LockBit 3.0 and Babuk Ransomware Attacks
Ravie Lakshmanan reports: A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government agencies with ransomware with the twin goals of disrupting business operations and financial gain. “The group under review has a toolkit that includes utilities such as Mimikatz, XenAllPasswordPro, PingCastle, Localtonet, resocks, AnyDesk,…
Double trouble: DoctorsToYou has not one, but two data security incidents to address
On Wednesday, the RansomHub ransomware group added a listing for DoctorsToYou in New York to their leak site. Their listing included several screencaps that revealed personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). Some of the files specifically showed their name or letterhead. The listing did not indicate how many GB of data RansomHub…