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New HHS guidance on Ransomware and HIPAA

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dissent

I hate it when I tweet something but forget to  post it. In today’s installment of “Smacking Myself in the Forehead,” I remember to tell readers that HHS has issued a new guidance on ransomware and HIPAA. A recent U.S. Government interagency report indicates that, on average, there have been 4,000 daily ransomware attacks since…

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PA: Ransomware attacks info of 13K patients at Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Dissent

Jenny Wagner reports: The Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary is alerting approximately 13,000 patients about a recent data breach involving their personal information. In letters sent to patients last week, the center, which provides outpatient surgical and diagnostic procedures, explained that staff members discovered the breach June 1 when they noticed encrypted files on…

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IoT Medical Devices: A Prescription for Disaster

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Dissent

Tom Spring reports: Late last month, TrapX Labs’ security team spotted an uptick in the prevalence of a new more virulent strain of malware targeting hospitals and their IoT equipment. Researchers discovered attackers targeting unpatched medical equipment running Windows XP and Windows 7 with variations of attacks such as the Conficker worm, long thought obsolete.  The…

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Omni Hotels & Resorts notifies guests of payment card breach

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Dissent

Update: It appears that more than 50,000 have been affected. Original post: From the notice posted on Omni Hotels & Resorts web site today: Notice of Data Breach Message to Our Valued Customers: Omni values the relationship we have with our guests and wants you to be aware of an incident that may involve your…

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NC: Pink Hill pastor reports ransomware locked up files

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dissent

Matt Byliss reports: A pastor said hackers locked him out of his computer on Tuesday, demanding money in exchange for files. Andy Wood from Potters Hill Missionary Baptist Church said hackers demanded over $700 to unlock the computer, without even guaranteeing he would get his files back. He faced the possibility of losing over 700…

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Update: More than 1,000 Wendy’s stores were compromised

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dissent

Remember when Wendy’s updated its breach disclosure in May to report that it was 300 stores impacted? They subsequently revealed that they had found two types of malware and the number of impacted stores could be “considerably higher.” Well, now it’s 1,025 stores. Here’s their statement from today: As we have reported over the past several…

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