Sergiu Gatlan reports: Olympus, a leading medical technology company, was forced to take down IT systems in the Americas (U.S., Canada, and Latin America) following a cyberattack that hit its network Sunday, October 10, 2021. “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are currently working…
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NJ: Acting AG Bruck Announces Settlement with Fertility Clinic over Cybersecurity Lapses and Data Breach
There’s an update to a 2017 breach affecting patients of Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause. At the time, they reported a hack of a third-party server that impacted more than 14,000 patients. Today, the state of New Jersey announced a settlement in their enforcement action against the entity: NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J….
Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues to Fly
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: A woman allegedly hacked into the systems of a flight training school in Florida to delete and tamper with information related to the school’s airplanes. In some cases, planes that previously had maintenance issues had been “cleared” to fly, according to a police report. The hack, according to the school’s CEO, could…
Under the media radar…
Here are just a few more breach reports that reveal medical or health information. The following may not be HIPAA-covered entities or may not show up on HHS’s public breach tool even if they are covered (because of the number impacted): Lion Street Financial in Texas recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office about…
San Juan Regional Medical Center updates its breach disclosure
On June 17, 2021, this site noted a breach involving San Juan Regional Medical Center that had been reported to HHS and posted on the entity’s web site. According to their notification on June 4, the breach occurred September 7-8, 2020, and the threat actor exfiltrated data at that time. In April, 2021, they allegedly…
Data Hack Hits Alumni of Harvard-Westlake Private School
Gary Baum reports: Students’ confidential academic files were hacked and exposed at Los Angeles private school Harvard-Westlake. Archived SAT scores, GPAs, transcripts and college recommendation letters were downloaded, then sent to a group of parents and the school newspaper, as well as The Hollywood Reporter. The materials encompass approximately 150 alumni who graduated over the past…