Update: this incident was reported to HHS as impacting 5,835 patients. For the second time in six months, a medical practice has announced that it is closing its practice as a result of a ransomware attack. The first case involved Brookside ENT and Hearing Center in Michigan, whose doctors refused to pay the $6,500 ransom…
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Former Yahoo software engineer pleads guilty to using work access to hack into Yahoo users’ personal accounts
SAN JOSE – Reyes Daniel Ruiz pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose today to hacking into the accounts of thousands of Yahoo users in search of private and personal records, primarily sexual images and videos of the account holders, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent…
Mikhy Farrera-Brochez sentenced to two years’ jail over Singapore HIV patient data leak
Charissa Yong reports: American Mikhy Farrera-Brochez was sentenced on Friday (Sept 27) to two years in jail for using a stolen HIV database from Singapore to extort from the Singapore Government. A Kentucky federal court had earlier in June convicted Farrera-Brochez, 34, of two counts of extortion in two e-mails sent on Jan 22 and…
Dunkin’ Donuts says there’s ‘no basis’ for lawsuit over 2015 security incident
Catalin Cimpanu reports that Dunkin Donuts has responded to the lawsuit filed by the NYS Attorney General with a statement to them that said, in part, that there’s “absolutely no basis” for the lawsuit, and that they were “shocked and disappointed” by the New York Attorney General’s Office decision to move forward with litigation. Read…
Hearing aid manufacturer hit by cyber attack slashes profits by $95 million
Graham Cluley reports: Demant, the manufacturer of Oticon hearing aids, has said that it expects losses of up to 650 million kroner (approximately $95 million) following a cyber attack earlier this month. The company’s servers suffered what it described as a “critical incident” on September 3, disrupting the production and distribution of its products. Read…
NYS Attorney General James Sues Dunkin’ Donuts For Glazing Over Cyberattacks Targeting Thousands
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. — franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts — for failing to protect thousands of customers targeted in a series of cyberattacks. The company failed to notify nearly 20,000 customers that their accounts had been compromised, even though their information and personal funds were in…