It looks like HHS followed up on a leak first reported by DataBreaches.net in May, 2018. At the time, this site noted that two MedEvolve clients had exposed data. One of them was Beverly Held, M.D. A researcher had found .dat files exposed without any login required and estimated that there were approximately 12,000 SSNs…
Hancock County school district hit by cyber attack, internet connectivity affected
Matt McKinney reports: Schools in the Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County district were subject to a cyber attack over the last two days, primarily affecting internet connectivity for teachers and students. No personal information for students, families or staff was compromised, as officials believe it was a targeted attack focused on taking down…
Scholarship America notifies individuals of breach
There have been so many Blackbaud-related security notifications that my first thought was that one by Scholarship America would be more of the same. But it’s not. It’s another hack involving Microsoft Office 365 accounts, which has been a growing problem this year. From their press release yesterday: – Scholarship America, a nonprofit organization that manages…
UK Dentists May Have Had Bank Details Stolen Following Data Breach
When I saw the ransomware attack on the British Dental Association noted on a Russian-language forum, I didn’t think too much about it. After all, it was just another professional organization or guild organization, right? Maybe I should have paid more attention because the organization may have stored more personal and sensitive information that I…
Why Healthcare is (or isn’t) Adopting Blockchain
Matt Jordan reports: There’s a place for Blockchain in the Healthcare environment, whether individual providers are choosing to adopt it or not. With the current health crisis rocking our country, and even our world, sending patients to ICU or bed-ridden and unable to leave their homes to receive care and diagnoses from their medical professionals….
Pepperstone Updates Clients on Data Breach Investigation
Aziz Abdel-Qader reports: Multi-regulated FX broker Pepperstone has just updated its clients about the data security breach that occurred just over a week ago. The company said the security issue had originated from one of its third-party vendors after cybercriminals used malware to compromise its computers and obtained access to the provider’s credentials. Not so long after…