Top of the World Ranch Treatment Center in Illinois has disclosed that a November 17 compromise of a business email account resulted in protected health information being accessible to an attacker. The attack was detected quickly and shut down within hours, and the treatment center’s investigation could not determine if any data was exfiltrated during…
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Has Oakland been hit with a second ransomware attack? (1)
As the public knows by now, Oakland, California was hit with a ransomware attack by the Play ransomware gang on February 8, and has been struggling since then to recover. Data from the attack started to be leaked on March 4. Play leaked about 10 GB of files, compressed, and threatened to leak more if…
At least 17 members of Congress had sensitive information exposed in data breach
Scott MacFarlane reports: …The hacking of the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority data system has triggered at least three investigations and a federal civil lawsuit against the District of Columbia government, CBS News has learned. It has also sent a significant shock through Congress and its staffers. Read more at CBS. It’s a shame if…
After Data Breaches, Lawsuits Hit Two Arkansas Hospitals
Mark Friedman reports: After dealing with the financial effects of COVID-19, hospitals are facing a new threat: lawsuits following cyberattacks. Since January, four lawsuits have been filed against both Howard Memorial Hospital of Nashville and against the Mena Hospital Commission, which operates as the Mena Regional Health System. The lawsuits allege the hospitals were negligent…
Dish Network updates on ransomware attack
Mike Robuk reports: Dish Network stated it reinstated the ability customers of its Boost Mobile brand to access account information as it provided an update on its bid to recover from a cyberattack in February. The operator last week explained Boost Mobile subscribers can pay their bills online, at stores and through apps. Dish Network remains tight-lipped…
Was there a rush to arrest Pompompurin, the owner of BreachForums? If so, why?
When the owner of BreachForums was arrested this week, it was not a total surprise, but there were aspects to it that were curious. DataBreaches wonders whether this was a rushed operation in response to some possibly urgent concern. Bloomberg Law broke the news Friday that Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka “Pompompurin,” was arrested Wednesday, and…