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Malware Infected All Eddie Bauer Stores in U.S., Canada

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Clothing store chain Eddie Bauer said today it has detected and removed malicious software from point-of-sale systems at all of its 350+ stores in North America, and that credit and debit cards used at those stores during the first six months of 2016 may have been compromised in the breach. The acknowledgement comes nearly…

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Locky Targets Hospitals In Massive Wave Of Ransomware Attacks

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Dissent

Tom Spring reports: A massive Locky ransomware campaign spotted this month targets primarily the healthcare sector and is delivered in phishing campaigns. The payload, researchers at FireEye said, is dropped via .DOCM attachments, which are macro-enabled Office 2007 Word documents. Especially hard hit are hospitals in the United States followed by Japan, Korea and Thailand, according to research…

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FTC Announces Agenda for Sept. 7 Event on Ransomware

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dissent

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for its Sept. 7 event looking at ransomware, which is one of the most challenging cybersecurity problems affecting consumers and businesses. Hackers use ransomware to gain access to consumer and business computers and encrypt files including photos, documents and other critical data, demanding a ransom in exchange for…

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Thousands of Guests’ Data May Have Been Hacked at Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt Hotels

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dissent

What, again? Reuters reports: A data breach at 20 U.S. hotels operated by HEI Hotels & Resorts for Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt and Intercontinental may have divulged payment card data from tens of thousands of food, drink and other transactions, HEI said on Sunday. The breach follows similar attacks at Hyatt Hotels and Starwood Hotels &…

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Marin Medical Practice Concepts remains silent about ransomware attack on patient records

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Dissent

Richard Halstead reports: Officials at a Novato company that provides medical billing and electronic medical records services to many Marin physicians aren’t talking about a ransomware attack on their system this month that left doctors unable to access patient records for more than 10 days. Lynn Mitchell, CEO of Marin Medical Practice Concepts, issued a…

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Professional Dermatology Care, P.C notifies 13,237 patients after ransomware attack

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Dissent

From their web site: Dear Patients: On June 27, 2016, Professional Dermatology Care, P.C. (PDC, P.C.) discovered a potential data breach of its network server. Following a comprehensive cybersecurity and forensic investigation, PDC, P.C. learned that unauthorized third parties from outside the United States may have recently accessed and obtained patient protected health information and…

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