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41 State Attorneys General tell Meta to do better in preventing and mitigating account takeovers

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Dissent

A coalition of state attorneys general have sent a letter to Meta asking them to do more to help users whose accounts have been hacked or taken over.  The letter to Meta’s Chief Legal Officer  begins: Dear Ms. Newstead: We, the undersigned attorneys general (the “State AGs”), write to request immediate action to address the…

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South St. Paul Public Schools investigating potential cybersecurity threat

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Dissent

Maraya King reports: South St. Paul Public Schools alerted families this week to an ongoing technology disruption that is being investigated. Staff and families were notified Monday of technical difficulties “that may disrupt certain services” like online platforms, emails and other digital services. On Tuesday the district said it had been made aware of “unauthorized activity within…

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Fraudster’s fake data breach claims should remind media to be careful what we report

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Dissent

Over the past few weeks, DataBreaches had occasionally checked a dark web leak site by an individual or group called “Mogilevich.” However, DataBreaches didn’t report on any of their claimed victims because the site and the claims seemed sketchy and there was no confirmation. DataBreaches will not name and shame those sites or outlets that…

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Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Dissent

Developing:  Someone claiming to be an “affiliate plus” for AlphV claims they were responsible for the Change Healthcare attack but that AlphV stole the payment Change Healthcare had made and suspended the affiliate’s account. The affiliate’s claims appeared on Ramp Forum and have been circulating since then. The post can be seen below, via @vx-underground:…

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Three recent breach disclosures remind us how seldom timely breach notification is enforced under HITECH

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Dissent

Three recent data breach disclosures involving patient data all exceeded HIPAA’s 60-day deadline to notify HHS and individuals. Yakima Valley Radiology A breach involving the Washington state radiology service was added to Karakurt’s leak site in November 2023 with a listing claiming — without proof — that they had acquired 9.31 GB of files with financial…

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Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor…

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