Eric Bedner reports: The cyberattack against the Eastern Connecticut Health Network in August resulted in the theft of employee and patient names and Social Security numbers, as well as patients’ confidential health and financial information, according to an attorney representing Prospect Medical Holdings — ECHN’s parent company. In a letter to the Connecticut attorney general’s office on…
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Fauquier County Public Schools listed by LockBit (1)
Well, this is a bit different. Did Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia contribute to its own attack by noting employees could use free online SMS MFA websites for folks who don’t want to use a personal phone number for 2FA/MFA? It’s something to think about. h/t, Brett Callow Update of October 20: Fauquier County…
Indiana attorney general sues provider over violation of consumer protection, privacy laws
Abigail Ruhman reports: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing a northwest Indiana medical office over a ransomware event that put personal and protected health information at risk. The lawsuit alleges the provider was aware of security concerns before the data breach. The lawsuit filed last week against CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and…
And yet more victims in the U.S. medical sector
Earlier today, DataBreaches provided a small update on U.S. medical entities recently attacked or leaked by AlphV (BlackCat). Other groups also continue to attack health care entities. Here are a few: Monti added Cascade Family Dental to their leak site on October 1 with a note: About 130 Gb was downloaded. At 12 October whole…
FBI: Dual ransomware attack victims now get hit within 48 hours
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The FBI has warned about a new trend in ransomware attacks where multiple strains are deployed on victims’ networks to encrypt systems in under two days. FBI’s warning comes in the form of a Private Industry Notification prompted by trends observed starting July 2023. The federal law enforcement agency explains that ransomware affiliates…
Ransomware attack impacts 21 Pinal County school districts
Ford Hatchett reports: Pinal County schools confirmed to ABC15 Thursday night their data processing service consortium was attacked over the weekend, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some school employees this week throughout the 21 districts in the county. Read more at abc15. h/t, @douglevin