Stephanie Bodoni reports: France’s data-protection watchdog said it’s opened a probe into private social media app Clubhouse following a complaint. French regulator CNIL said on Wednesday it questioned Alpha Exploration Co. Inc., the U.S. company behind the invite-only app, about the measures taken for the app to comply with EU rules on March 12. Read more on Bloomberg.
Playing ‘Price is Right’-style game, GR doctors post operating room photos online
Susan Samples reports: Spectrum Health says it has launched an investigation after a group of doctors posted to Instagram photos taken in the operating room that show an organ from one patient and fibroid tissue from another. One picture showed a doctor posing with a length of fibrous tissue in his hand. It appeared the…
Ca: Coleman Group says it caught cyberattack in progress that may have accessed employee files
Mike Moore reports: The Coleman Group of Companies says it was the target of a cyberattack in late February and has reason to believe some of its human resources and payroll files were accessed. According to the company, those files contain names, addresses, social insurance numbers and banking information of employees both past and present. Greg Gill,…
FDLE arrests mother and daughter for unauthorized access into hundreds of student accounts
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested Laura Rose Carroll, 50, and her daughter, 17, of Pensacola on one count each of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices (a 3rd degree felony), unlawful use of a two-way communications device (a 3rd degree felony), criminal use of personally…
The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona hit by ransomware
Juan Ranchal reports (translation): The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, AMB, has suspended its digital services after suffering a computer attack that is suspected of being a Ransomware like the recent one from SEPE. “For external reasons, the AMB systems have been affected and electronic processing, other digital services and updating the website are not available,” this administrative body…
21 months after a ransomware attack, a business associate breach first shows up on HHS’s breach tool. Here’s why.
HIPAA Journal reports on an incident that is illustrative of the challenges entities may face in the wake of a ransomware attack — determining whether a breach is a reportable incident or not. It also illustrates what may happen if an entity decides something is not a reportable breach but further investigation by the U.S….