Tamsyn Parker reports: A woman was shocked to find the details of an unknown baby had been added to her online Inland Revenue account and to receive a $240 back-dated payment for the child. Katie, who doesn’t want her last name used, said she received an email from the IRD last week to say her…
Solairus Aviation Notice Regarding Avianis Data Security Incident
PETALUMA, Calif., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Solairus Aviation, a US-based aviation services company whose core business is assisting owners with the safe, reliable, and economical operation of their aircraft, announced that it identified and addressed a data security incident related to one of its third-party vendors. On December 23, 2020, Solairus was notified by a third-party vendor,…
Life Sciences Industry Becomes Latest Arena in Hackers’ Digital Warfare
Kate Goodwin reports: A global pandemic has left life sciences companies with giant targets on their backs for cyberattacks. As of December, at least six pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., U.K. and South Korea working on COVID-19 treatments were targeted by North Korean hackers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The hackers were out for sensitive…
Flagstar Bank loses customers’ social security numbers after Accellion attack
Graham Cluley writes: Things don’t get much worse than having to admit to your employees that a gang of cybercriminals have broken into your infrastructure, stolen the private details (social security numbers, names and home addresses) of your staff, and are demanding that your company pays a ransom before further sensitive data is leaked. Well,…
Heart of Texas Community Health Center notifies some patients of email-related breach
Public Notice – HIPAA Security Breach – Heart of Texas Community Health Center (formerly “Family Health Center”) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTE: This information is only for female patients of Heart of Texas Community Health Center (formerly “Family Health Center” and hereinafter “Heart of Texas Community Health Center”) who are between the ages of 21and 65 and…
Threat actors leak files with protected health information from U. Miami
In December and January, threat actors successfully exploited multiple vulnerabilities in an older file transfer system by Accellion. A number of Accellion’s clients subsequently found themselves on the receiving end of extortion demands to either pay the threat actors, or have their data dumped publicly. A number of firms apparently refused to pay, and their…