bty Dental in Anchorage, Alaska suffered a ransomware attack that they discovered on November 17. The ransomware impacted some of their servers, including the possibility that patients’ names and x-ray images might have been accessed. But the good news is what couldn’t have been accessed. As the practice explains in their notice: After examining the…
Category: U.S.
Ring Fired Employees for Watching Customer Videos
Joseph Cox reports: Amazon-owned home security camera company Ring has fired employees for improperly accessing Ring users’ video data, according to a letter the company wrote to Senators and obtained by Motherboard. The news highlights a risk across many different tech companies: employees may abuse access granted as part of their jobs to look at customer data or information….
CA: Enloe targeted by ransomware attack and elective procedures delayed
I missed this one when it was first published. Ashley Gardner reported on January 3: Enloe Medical Center was targeted by a ransomware attack on Tuesday that caused the hospital to reschedule some elective procedures. According to hospital officials, data stored on the hospital’s network was encrypted, preventing staff from accessing the information. Read more…
Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest reports Emotet attack
On January 3, the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. (NARA NW) in Portland, Oregon announced that it experienced a cybersecurity incident November 4-5, 2019. The attack was described as a malware incident with Emotet malware injected when some employees fell for a phishing attack on November 4. The incident was recognized quickly…
IL: Bartlett Public Library recovered from ransomware attack
From the library’s home page: The Bartlett Public Library District’s computer systems were disabled on Saturday, November 30, 2019 by a ransomware virus. Ransomware encrypts data so that the owner loses access to all of their files and emails. No one’s private information was compromised. The Library does not store sensitive information such as credit…
Avid Technology reports a breach that they discovered in 2018
What should states do when notification is made but took more than one year? Are explanations sufficient to avoid any penalties for late notice? Here’s a case where notice to some individuals was made more than 7 months after discovery of a problem, but others did not get notified for more than one year. Read…