Samantha Hawkins reports: A proposed class action against Scripps Health over a 2021 data breach was thrown out of federal court Wednesday, when a Southern District of California judge said too many Californians meant it lacked jurisdiction. Surprised? I was. But Hawkins explains: But because most—96.3%—of the 144,011 individuals notified about the ransomware attack had…
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KY: Taylor Regional Hospital phone lines still down after reported cyberattack on Monday
Taylor Regional Hospital issued an urgent notice on Tuesday about an attack that occurred on Monday, January 24. Concerningly, it sounds like the situation hasn’t improved much since then as a banner notice reads “URGENT NOTICE – All phone lines at the hospital and hospital-owned provider offices are currently down….” From TRH’s website: TRH’s systems,…
US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans
Chris Williams reports: A US Department of Defense staffer with top-secret clearance stole the identities of dozens of people from a work SharePoint system to apply for loans totaling nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Kevin Lee, 41, of Chula Vista, southern California, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to wire fraud. Lee, who worked for Uncle Sam’s…
IA: Ottumwa dental office notifies patients of 2020 ransomware attack
The Ottuma Courier reports that a dental office is notifying patients whose information may have been exposed in a ransomware incident. They report, in part: On Nov, 22, 2020, the office of Gregory P. Vannucci, a dental provider and oral surgeon, detected a network security incident affecting his practice. An unauthorized third-party accessed the network…
Hit by Conti ransomware in October, Medical Healthcare Solutions now notifying clients’ patients (Update 1)
On January 21, Medical Healthcare Solutions issued a statement on its website about a ransomware attack, although they do not state that it was a ransomware attack. Nor do they identify the incident as an attack by Conti, but it was. Medical Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (MHS), recently experienced a cyber-incident that impacted some protected health…
Midland University in Nebraska victim of ransomware attack last January
Add Midland University to any list of secondary educational institutions hit by ransomware. From their recent notification: On January 18, 2021, Midland discovered that its network had been impacted by a sophisticated malware attack that encrypted certain computer files. Midland immediately launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists, to determine the…