In what may be the largest health data breach reported so far in 2023, a government contractor affected by the MOVEit breach disclosed the breach in an SEC filing. ANS reports: Maximus, a US government services contracting company, has confirmed that hackers exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer to access the protected health information of…
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Deloitte denies Cl0p data breach claims in wake of MOVEit attack
Ross Kelly reports: Deloitte has refuted claims that the Cl0p ransomware gang has breached its systems and stolen company data amid speculation online. The accountancy firm was cited as a victim on Cl0p’s breach disclosure blog, sparking concerns that clients at the consultancy could be at risk. In its disclosure, Cl0p claimed “the company doesn’t…
UK: Ambulance patient records system hauled offline for cyber-attack probe
Lindsay Clark reports: Several UK NHS ambulance organizations have been struggling to record patient data and pass it to other providers following a cyber-attack aimed at health software company Ortivus. In a statement, the Sweden-headquartered software vendor said it was subject to a cyber-attack on July 18 which hit UK customer systems within its hosted datacenter…
Norway says Ivanti zero-day was used to hack govt IT systems
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) has confirmed that attackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) solution to breach a software platform used by 12 ministries in the country. The Norwegian Security and Service Organization (DSS) said on Monday that the cyberattack did not affect Norway’s Prime Minister’s Office, the…
Law Firm Hack Affects Victims of an Earlier Breach Again
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A global law firm is notifying nearly 153,000 individuals of a hacking incident that compromised several client files. The files contained sensitive personal information and affects vision care patients who had been victims of a breach three years ago. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe on July 20 reported the data breach to…
CalPERS CEO gives update on data hack that exposed Social Security numbers, birth dates
Maya Miller reports an update by California Public Employee and Retirement System on the MOVEit breach by their vendor, PBI Research/Berwyn Group: In the Monday update, Frost said CalPERS has received nearly 4,000 calls about the breach at its own customer contact center. The average wait time is one minute, she said. Retirees can also…