New Orleans — U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 27, a resident of Carriere, Mississippi, was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release and payment of a $100 special assessment fee by United States District Judge Jay A. Zainey after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment with…
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Maine disability services provider notifies 3,000 patients after thwarting ransomware attack
Here’s another incident where patients are not being offered any mitigation services — in this case, presumably because the entity and its external IT vendor could not find any evidence that ransomware threat actors had ever accessed, copied, or exfiltrated any data. Employment Specialists of Maine is a service provider for adults with mental health…
Cedar Springs Hospital notifies patients of breach after state loses drive with patient data
Yesterday, Cedar Springs Hospital in Colorado issued a press release about an incident that involved the state. They explain: Cedar Springs Hospital recently received a request from its licensing agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“CDPHE”), for certain hospital records. As a licensed healthcare provider, Cedar Springs Hospital is subject to periodic…
Cyberattack cost UVM Medical Center $1.5 million a day
Kate Jickling reports: The October cyberattack cost the University of Vermont Medical Center $1.5 million a day in increased expenses and lost revenue, hospital president Stephen Leffler said Tuesday. That “back of the envelope” calculation doesn’t include the cost of getting the system back up and running, he told reporters. Forty-two days have elapsed since…
Individual Pleads Guilty to Participating in Internet-of-Things Cyberattack in 2016
There’s an update to a case previously reported on this site in 2016. From the U.S. Department of Justice: An individual, formerly a juvenile, pleaded guilty to committing acts of federal juvenile delinquency in relation to a cyberattack that caused massive disruption to the Internet in October 2016. Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt…
More than 1 million patients notified of hack involving Dental Care Alliance
Dental Care Alliance is notifying patients this week of a hacking incident that began on September 18, was discovered October 11, and contained on October 13. Dental Care Alliance, LLC is based in Sarasota Florida, and describe themselves as a dental support organization. As they inform patients on their web site: You won’t see the…