Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs writes: Healthcare data breaches are on the rise-recent estimates peg the number of patient records breached in 2019 as exceeding 41 million individuals. Additionally, approximately 60% of all healthcare data breaches are caused by internal actors—a statistic underscored by consecutive data breach class actions filed against the Mayo…
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Illinois Valley Community College sends letter warning of data breach
Michael Urbanec reports: Illinois Valley Community College has sent out more than 160,000 letters to current and former students, faculty and applicants warning them that their data may have been compromised in connection with a data breach back in April. This attack was originally noted on this site in April, but this site had followed…
NY: Four Winds Hospital reveals September ransomware attack
On September 1, Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, New York discovered that they had been attacked. On November 14, they issued a statement on their site and in local media. From that statement: What happened? In September 2020, Four Winds Hospital in Katonah was the victim of a ransomware attack that prevented the Hospital from accessing…
Archdiocese of St. Louis websites down after ransomware attack
The Archdiocese of St. Louis websites are down after a “coordinated ransomware campaign,” according to a statement from the Archdiocese. The Archdiocese was made aware of the attack on Nov. 16. Read more on St. Louis Post-Dispatch. h/t, @Chum1ng0
GA: Ransomware attack cripples Oglethorpe County school system
Lee Shearer reported this on Friday, but I haven’t found any updates and there is nothing currently on the school district’s web site: Oglethorpe County students stayed home Thursday and Friday — not because of COVID-19, the main reason for school closings these days, but because the rural school system was hit with a ransomware…
Bipartisan Internet of Things Security Bill Passes Congress
From EPIC.org: Both branches of Congress have now passed a bill governing the security of the Internet of Things. The “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019” sets baseline cybersecurity standards for IoT devices purchased by the federal government. The bipartisan measure is sponsored by Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) in the House and…