As Louisiana State University Health Care kept investigating, they found more of their affiliated entities were impacted. WDSU reports: Another medical facility has been added to a cyber intrusion that happened at LSU Health New Orleans Health Care Services Division. The breach was first reported back in November. LSU HCSD has since become aware that…
Take responsibility when you are hacked, hacker advises Indian companies
So now ShinyHunters is telling Indian companies that they must take full responsibility if their data is hacked?
False Statements and Concealment of Material Information by VA Information Technology Staff
Title: False Statements and Concealment of Material Information by VA Information Technology Staff Report Number: 17-01980-201 Download Report Issue Date: 1/28/2021 City/State: VA Office: Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Report Author: Office of Special Review Report Type: Investigative Review Release Type: Unrestricted Summary: The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an administrative investigation…
USCellular hit by a data breach after hackers access CRM software
Lawrence Abrams reports: Mobile network operator USCellular suffered a data breach after hackers gained access to its CRM and viewed customers’ accounts. In a data breach notification filed with the Vermont attorney general’s office, USCellular states that retail store’s employees were scammed into downloading software onto a computer. This software allowed an attacker to access…
Suspected Russian Hackers Gained Edge Through Tech Firm Attacks
Kartikay Mehrotra and Alyza Sebenius report: Whether it was opportunity, strategy or sheer chutzpah, the suspected Russian hackers behind a massive cyber-attack revealed last month focused particular attention on technology companies, including cybersecurity firms entrusted to find malicious activity in their clients’ networks. Four cybersecurity companies announced this week that they had been targeted as…
Citrix Employees Secure $2.3 Million Settlement for Data Breach
Porter Wells reports: Citrix Systems Inc.’s $2.275 million settlement offer to a class of current and former employees whose data was compromised by hackers over a five-month period earned a Florida federal judge’s initial approval. Judge Ron K. Altman preliminarily approved the class’s unopposed motion to approve the settlement terms Tuesday for the U.S. District Court for the…