Rebecca Beitsch and Harper Neidig report: The FBI executed a search warrant on former President Trump’s home in Florida on Monday, the ex-president said, lashing out at law enforcement for what he called “political persecution.” “My beautiful home Mar A Lago in Palm Beach, Florida is currently under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of…
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Three Defendants Sentenced In Fraud And Identity Theft Scam Targeting Customers Of Banks And Credit Unions
August 8 – U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney today sentenced Cedric Smith to a prison term of 70 months. His sentence is the last handed down in a West Michigan federal case charging three Miami, Florida residents with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In February 2021, a grand jury charged Cedric Smith, Daja Smith…
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA) victim of ransomware attack
The following notification was first published on July 18 as a legal notice: 00110404 PUBLISH 07/18/22 – 09/02/22 Notice of Data Breach On or about February 26, 2022, the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA) was the target of a ransomware attack by unknown persons. Our investigation indicates the attack may have gone on over a…
BHG Behavioral Health Group recently notified patients of a December 2021 breach
If you know to scroll down on BHG Behavioral Health Group‘s website to their footer, you will see a small link to an undated data security incident notice. That undated notice does not reveal when Behavioral Health Group first discovered the data security incident or how they first discovered it. The notice does state, however,…
Ransomware team hits Disability Help Group
One of the recent listings on a well-known ransomware leak site names a Florida law firm as their victim but they link to disabilityhelpgroup.com. That site, which offers what they describe as advocacy services for individuals seeking help in securing Social Security disability benefits or veterans’ disability benefits, does not display the law firm’s name…
Roundup: Four more breaches in the healthcare sector: Healthback Holdings, Zenith American Solutions, Bronx Accountable Healthcare Network, and Centerstone
On June 1, Healthback Holdings, LLC in Oklahoma discovered that they had been subject to a hacking incident that began in October 2021. “A limited number” of employee accounts were compromised. On July 29, Healthback notified HHS that 21,114 patients were affected. Their notice says that names, health insurance information, Social Security numbers, and clinical…