Sara Merken reports on a lawsuit stemming from a ransomware attack last year that potentially impacted almost 400,000 patients: A federal judge in Alabama dismissed a proposed class action against a major provider of dental services for children in the state that suffered a ransomware attack last year, concluding the plaintiffs lacked standing. U.S. District…
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X-rays of male genitalia may have been shared online by central Pa. imaging employee: police
Jenna Wise reports: Fairview Township police are investigating reports that a Quantum Imaging employee broke patient confidentiality to share X-rays of male genitalia in a Facebook group. Chief Jason Loper told PennLive a detective was assigned to the case, but no arrests have been made at this point. In a press release posted to Facebook, Quantum said “reports…
Heartland Counseling Services announces potential contacts information breach in email gaffe
Reilly Mahon reports: Heartland Counseling Services, Inc. said on Thursday that the protected health information of more than 500 contacts was potentially compromised. They said in a statement that a breach happened on May 19 as a result of the use of electronic mail communication made to the contacts of Heartland Counseling Services. The breach…
Walmart Sued Under CCPA After Data Breach
Phil Muncaster reports: Walmart has become the latest big-name brand accused of violating California’s new data breach regulations. The retail giant is the subject of a new complaint alleging that customers now face “significant injuries and damage” after an unspecified incident. Customer names, addresses, financial and other information were among the haul for attackers, according…
A hacker used Twitter’s own ‘admin’ tool to spread cryptocurrency scam
Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker allegedly behind a spate of Twitter account hacks on Wednesday gained access to a Twitter “admin” tool on the company’s network that allowed them to hijack high-profile Twitter accounts to spread a cryptocurrency scam, according to a person with direct knowledge of the incident. The account hijacks hit some of the most prominent…
Update on Click2Gov incident in Palm Bay
The city of Palm Bay has apparently had enough of Click2Gov concerns and is parting company with their vendor. According to a report on Hometown News, the city has received an update from Central Square about the potential breach it learned about on June 29: Central Square has identified a security vulnerability within their system;…