Yesterday, Professional Business Systems, Inc. d/b/a Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions and PBS Medcode Corp., a medical management company that processes data for health care providers, issued a press release about an incident that occurred last year. From their release: What Happened? On December 30, 2020, We learned that an unauthorized actor who attempted to deploy…
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AL: No data compromised in ransomware attack against electric cooperative
WTVY reports: While a ransomware attack was launched against Wiregrass Electric Cooperative this weekend, officials have verified that no data have been compromised. “We at Wiregrass Electric Cooperative hold member information in the highest regard, and we always do everything we can to protect our members’ information,” says Brad Kimbro, WEC’s chief operating officer. “We…
US chemical distributor shares info on DarkSide ransomware data theft
Sergiu Gatlan reports: World-leading chemical distribution company Brenntag has shared additional info on what data was stolen from its network by DarkSide ransomware operators during an attack from late April 2021 that targeted its North America division. Read more on BleepingComputer.
NYDFS Issues Guidance on Cybersecurity Controls to Combat Ransomware and Clarifies Reporting Obligations
Lance Taubin, Kate Hanniford, and Kimberly Peretti of Alston & Bird write: The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued new guidance this week intended to assist organizations in thwarting ransomware attacks. The guidance clarifies the NYDFS’ expectation that NYDFS-regulated companies should “implement these controls whenever possible” and report any successful deployment of ransomware…
Dutch police seize server of DarkSide ransomware group
Tweakers reports: The Dutch police confiscated a server of the DarkSide group and obtained terabytes of stolen data. DarkSide was also behind the attack on an American oil pipeline company, but no data has been obtained. The data on DarkSide’s server was not encrypted and the police were therefore able to investigate the information. Police found no…
Blackbaud must face data breach claims over 2020 ransomware attack
Sara Merken reports: (Reuters) – A South Carolina federal judge is allowing multidistrict data breach litigation against software company Blackbaud Inc to go forward, finding the plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged standing to keep the case on track. The Thursday decision from U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs in Columbia comes in litigation against Charleston-based Blackbaud, which was…