Joshua Skinner reports: Over two dozen boxes of old medical records containing personal patient information were found at the Odessa Recycling Center over the weekend. How old medical records from West Texas Orthopedics came to be sitting out in the open at the recycling center this past weekend isn’t clear, nor is who’s to blame….
Free photos, graphics site Freepik discloses data breach impacting 8.3m users
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Freepik, a website dedicated to providing access to high-quality free photos and design graphics, has disclosed today a major security breach. The company made it official after users started grumbling on social media this week about receiving shady-looking breach notification emails in their inboxes. Read more on ZDNet.
“Blue Leaks” data breach also affected SD COVID-19 patients
Angela Kennecke reports: The so called “BlueLeaks” data breach, which compromised the information of hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers across the nation in June, has a whole new twist tonight that involves South Dakota and people who tested positive for COVID-19. KELOLAND Investigates has obtained a letter sent by the director of the…
Ransomware – The New (Too-High) Cost of Doing Business
Gemini Advisory has released a paper that makes the point that in 2020, it may be best to view ransomware incident costs as part of the cost of doing business. And with more people working from home these days, there is an increased risk of security incidents, as threat actors may be able to relatively…
University of Utah pays $457,000 to ransomware gang
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The University of Utah revealed today that it paid a ransomware gang $457,059 in order to avoid having hackers leak student information online. The incident is the latest in a long string of ransomware attacks where criminal groups steal sensitive files from the hacked companies before encrypting their files; and in case…
Experian only informed Information Regulator months after hack
Admire Moyo reports: The Information Regulator is concerned about the hacking of credit bureau Experian, which occurred less than two months after the commencement of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. This week, Experian, a consumer, business and credit information services agency, confirmed it experienced a data breach which exposed the personal information of as many…