Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates (QITA) is notifying patients of a data breach detected on October 7, 2021. WGAL reported on it after some recipients of the letter wondered if it was a scam. It’s not. QITA’s notice on their website states that they detected and stopped a data security incident on October 7, 2021…..
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South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Doctor, Others Sentenced in Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
Miami, Florida – On May 10, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of 10 defendants for her role in a health care fraud scheme involving three physical therapy clinics that recruited and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries of Blue Cross Blue Shield health benefit programs (BCBS) and submitted false claims to BCBS for…
Cyberattack at Opus Interactive knocks Ruby Receptionists offline, disrupting service for thousands
Mike Rogoway reports: Ruby Receptionists, the Portland company that serves as a phone receptionist for thousands of small businesses, has suffered a major outage that knocked it offline all week. One of Ruby’s online vendors was hit by a cyberattack that left the company unable to accept any incoming calls or online messages, CEO Kate…
IL: Quincy facing one of the ‘worst cyber attacks’ to ever hit the community
Rebecca Duffy reports: The city of Quincy is dealing with what the mayor calls one of the worst cyber attacks to ever hit the community, and they still don’t know how it happened. Mayor Mike Troup said around 7:30 Saturday morning the city of Quincy was got hit by a cyber attack. “This probably is…
Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
KTVZ reports: A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign contribution reporting system change their passwords, but Sectary of State Shemia Fagan stressed late Monday that the agency’s systems have not been hacked. […] The Oregon Elections Division learned…
Lawyers are nearing a settlement deal for the infamous 2015 OPM hack
Attorneys are closing in on a settlement deal that could deliver up to $63 million to some victims of one of the most cataclysmic data breaches in history The settlement, if approved by a judge, would end a seven-year legal effort to win compensation for more than 21 million current and former federal employees who were…