Tyler J. Davis reports: More than 7,000 patients of a south-central Iowa medical system have been notified that their personal information may have been leaked in a data breach. Monroe County Hospital & Clinics said in a news release Monday that approximately 7,500 people were notified that the breach may have led to unauthorized access…
Category: Phishing
Wise Health updates its breach notification of last summer
In July 2019, this site noted that Wise Health in Texas had notified HHS about a HIPAA breach impacting 35,899 patients. The report concerned a phishing incident in March, 2019 that was discovered in April, 2019. Last week, Wise Health issued another press release, reproduced below. At first blush, it might sound like a new…
US government goes all in to expose new malware used by North Korean hackers
Dan Goodin reports: The US Pentagon, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security on Friday exposed a North Korean hacking operation and provided technical details for seven pieces of malware used in the campaign. The US Cyber National Mission Force, an arm of the Pentagon’s US Cyber Command, said on Twitter that the malware is “currently…
Puerto Rico Loses $2.6 Million in Phishing Scam
AP reports: Puerto Rico’s government has lost more than $2.6 million by falling for an email phishing scam, a senior official said Wednesday. The finance director of the island’s Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed with police Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent account. Read more on…
Golden Entertainment addresses data breach
Casino Beats reports: Golden Entertainment has notified customers, employees, and vendors of an incident involving unauthorised access to employee’ email accounts. […] The investigation undertaken by Golden Entertainment led to the finding that access was obtained to the email accounts multiple times between 30 May 2019 and 6 October 2019. Despite the findings in regards to…
Phishing scam targets St. Louis Community College; private information exposed
Kevin S. Held reports: More than 5,100 St. Louis Community College students and employees had their personal information accessed via a phishing scam. The data breach was discovered on January 13, according to a spokesperson for the college. Cybercriminals targeted employees and students through “a series of email phishing attacks” which ultimately gave them access…