Mogin Rubin writes: The personal loan information of certain #AmeriFirst Financial, Inc., customers have been compromised, according to the bank’s “data security incident” notification. AmeriFirst said it discovered the breach on April 12, 2021, which infiltrated the bank’s data storage from Dec. 2 to Dec. 10, 2020. Read more on The National Law Review.
CA: St. John’s Well Child and Family Center notifies patients of breach
April 29, 2021 – St. John’s Well Child and Family Center (“St. John’s”) has learned of a data security incident that involved personal or health information belonging to certain current and former patients. On April 29, 2021, St. John’s notified potentially-affected patients of the incident. On February 3, 2021, St. John’s experienced a data security…
Thrifty Drug discloses security breach
Thrifty Drug Stores Inc., which does business as Thrifty White, is notifying customers about a security breach. Thrifty Drug in a statement said it worked with a business associate, Capture Rx, that discovered certain files on its system were accessed without authorization in February. Read more on Bismarck Tribune.
QNAP warns of AgeLocker ransomware attacks against NAS devices
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP said today that its network-attached storage (NAS) devices are under attack by a ransomware operation known as AgeLocker. In a security advisory, the Taiwanese company urged customers to immediately update their NAS operating system and any apps they have installed on the device to prevent the AgeLocker gang from…
Blackbaud ransomware incident: update to education sector impact
Data from the Blackbaud incident continues to dribble in. Marco A. De Felice continues to track the incident as it impacted the education sector and he has another update: UPDATE (3) of 30.04.2021 Total number of people involved 7,975,221 (+66,641) In the update of 30.04.2021, 7 new Institutions affected by the Blackbaud Data Breach are…
RTF Report: Combatting Ransomware A Comprehensive Framework for Action: Key Recommendations from the Ransomware Task Force
From the Institute for Security & Technology: A Comprehensive Framework for Action Ransomware is no longer just a financial crime; it is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. This is not a problem that any one entity can solve. Over 60 experts from industry, government, law…