A lawsuit stemming from a November, 2016 hack of Quest Diagnostics that impacted 34,000 patients has now settled. According to TopClassActions: A $195,000 Quest class action settlement will resolve claims that a 2016 data breach compromised the information of thousands of patients. Read more on Top Class Actions.
Ca: SFU reviewing security measures after data breach exposes personal information
Katya Slepian reports: Simon Fraser University has been hit by a data breach, a spokesperson said Monday. A spokesperson said the breach affected the personal information of students, staff, faculty, retirees and alumni last week. All groups were notified via email, the spokesperson said. In a statement, the university the breach happened on Thursday and…
New PwndLocker Ransomware Targeting U.S. Cities, Enterprises
Lawrence Abrams reports: Driven by the temptation of big ransom payments, a new ransomware called PwndLocker has started targeting the networks of businesses and local governments with ransom demands over $650,000. This new ransomware began operating in late 2019 and has since encrypted a stream of victims ranging from local cities to organizations. Read more on…
Ransomware victims are paying out millions a month. One particular version has cost them the most.
Steve Ranger reports: Ransomware victims have paid out more than $140 million to crooks over the last six-and-a-half years, according to calculations by the FBI. […] Ryuk was the leading ransomware variant, generating roughly $61m between February 2018 and October 2019. Crysis/Dharma was the second most lucrative ransomware, generating $24m between November 2016 and November 2019. Third on the…
Update and Correction
Yesterday, this site reported that the DoppelPaymer ransomware attackers had claimed to have attacked CD Bank, the online part of TBK Bank in Texas. The hackers uploaded what they claimed as proof of the hack and exfiltration. Unable to get a response from CD Bank for two days, DataBreaches.net reported the attackers’ claims, uploaded redacted…
AU: Alinta Energy accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at risk
Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett report on documents leaked by a whistleblower: Leaked documents obtained by 7.30, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reveal the Chinese-owned energy giant does not appear to have proper systems in place to protect sensitive customer information. Through its retail operations Alinta collects names, addresses, birth dates, mobile numbers,…