Liz Freeman reports: The NCH Healthcare System is investigating a data security breach in which an unauthorized entity gained access to some employees’ email accounts, according to hospital officials. NCH became aware June 14 of suspicious activity related to its payroll system and launched an investigation. Read more on Naples Daily News. NCH’s notice on their…
Category: Phishing
AU: TAFE NSW staff details stolen after computer systems allegedly hacked
Sarah Swain reports: Computer hackers have allegedly breached TAFE NSW’s payroll system and stolen bank details of at least two dozen staff, TAFE and a victim of the hack said. Around 30 employees have not been paid on time after having personal information stolen in what TAFE NSW said was a “targeted phishing attack”. Read…
Lawsuit against UnityPoint Health partly dismissed, but Wisconsin plaintiffs can move forward on claims of negligence
WKOW reports on litigation involving two UnityPoint Health phishing-related breaches disclosed last year: A federal judge has dismissed parts of a lawsuit against UnityPoint Health, but is letting other parts move forward after a data breach last year. UnityPoint Health, which operates Meriter Hospital in Madison, alerted the public in 2018 about two security breaches…
Presbyterian data breach affects some 183,000 patients
Stephen Hamway reports: Presbyterian Healthcare Services reported a data breach that allowed unauthorized access to personal information belonging to around 183,000 patients and health plan members. On Friday, Presbyterian began mailing letters to alert the members and patients affected by the breach. Read more on Albuquerque Journal.
Nigerian National Involved in Business E-Mail Compromise Scheme Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STANLEY HUGOCHUKWU NWOKE, also known as “Stanley Banks,” “Banks,” “Hugo Banks,” “Banky,” and “Jose Calderon,” 28, a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment for his role in…
U.S. indicts three over alleged phishing campaign targeting universities, businesses
Bradley Barth reports: The Department of Justice has indicted two Americans and a Nigerian on multiple charges for their alleged roles in a phishing scheme that targeted college employees, banks and other businesses from May 2013 through June 2014. Filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, the indictment identifies the defendants as…