Catalin Cimpanu reports: Paige A. Thompson, the hacker accused of breaching US bank Capital One, is also believed to have stolen data from more than 30 other companies, US prosecutors said in new court documents filed today and obtained by ZDNet. “The government’s investigation over the last two weeks has revealed that Thompson’s theft of…
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WA: Aberdeen hospital’s computers struck by ransomware hack attack
KOMO in Washington reports on a ransomware incident originally discovered in June, and first mentioned in the media on July 24. A ransomware attack by hackers has scrambled data on computer systems at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, including patient health information, officials said Wednesday. The attack, which is designed to block the hospital’s…
FBI: Nashville company Asurion paid $300K ransom after private data was stolen; former employee named as suspect
Brian Kelman reports: A Nashville corporation paid at least $300,000 in ransom to a extortionist who claimed he stole private info of thousands of employees and more than a million customers, according to new court records from an ongoing FBI investigation. Asurion, a global phone insurance and tech support company headquartered in the city, confirmed the breach but said it believes the suspect…
Ugh. Amazon buckets with 1.8 million pharmacy-related files and 1.2 million telemarketing recordings about diabetic supplies found unsecured
Copies of fax cover letters from three pharmacies found exposed in an unsecured Amazon s3 bucket Faxes reveal patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth and their medications and doctors’ names Audio recordings in the second unsecured bucket reveals marketers claiming to represent firms that do not appear to exist as they try to get consumers…
SC: Data breach exposes information of more than 800 Charleston Co. employees
Nick Krueger reports: The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office has been notified after more than 800 Charleston County employees were part of a data breach because of an inadvertent email which was sent out by a county Human Resources employee. According to county spokesman Shawn Smetana, that email contained the names, dates of birth, social security…
Data breach exposes personal information of 18,500 Bismarck Public Schools students
Blair Emerson reports: About 18,500 current and former Bismarck Public Schools students had some of their personal information exposed in a data breach at a company that provides a universal screening tool to the district. Okay, we can add them to any list. From looking at Bismarck’s August 12 parent letter, posted on their web…