Chris Scullion writes: Gary Bowser, the hacking group member who was convicted for creating and selling circumvention devices enabling users to play illegal backups on Switch and 3DS, has been released from prison early. Bowser was sentenced in February 2022 to 40 months in prison for his part as a member of a hacking group called Team-Xecuter, which in…
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Federal office probes Guam Memorial Hospital network breach
Jolene Toves reports: The “unauthorized access” that prompted the Guam Memorial Hospital to shut down its network in March is now being investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an acceptance letter addressed to a whistleblower who is only identified as “Leaky Leaks.” The acceptance letter, dated April 18, notified…
The Fortra/GoAnywhere breach also affected healthcare entities. Here’s what we know so far, Part 2.
More than two months after Fortra first began notifying clients that threat actors had exploited a vulnerability in GoAnywhere, many patients whose protected health information was stolen may still have no clue. In Part 1, we noted six entities that have disclosed the breach. Five of them are listed on Clop’s leak site with their…
The Fortra/GoAnywhere breach also affected healthcare entities. Here’s what we know so far. (3)
More than two months after Fortra first began notifying clients that threat actors had exploited a vulnerability in GoAnywhere, many patients whose protected health information was stolen may still have no clue. In Part 1, we note entities that have already disclosed the breach. In Part 2, we will note those entities that do not…
Rochester Public Schools Reintroduce Technology Following Cyber Attack
Cam Speck reports that everything old is new again, and students and teachers are discovering some benefits to not being so engaged with technology: Rochester Public Schools (RPS) experienced a cyber attack that had significant consequences on their technology systems, which resulted in them being taken offline. However, in the wake of the attack, the staff,…
State’s second-largest health insurer suffers cybersecurity attack
Jessica Bartlett reports: The state’s second-largest insurer suffered large technical outages due to a cybersecurity ransomware incident. Point32Health, the parent company for Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, said in a memo on its website that it identified a ransomware incident on Monday, affecting the systems it uses to service members, accounts, brokers…