A Public Notice by Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services of February 5 begins: The purpose of this communication is to post notice that Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, [MCLSC/NMRLS] has been the victim of a ransomware computer system attack that has resulted in…
UK: RideLondon organisers apologise after data breach
BBC reports: Organisers of the RideLondon cycling event are “urgently looking into” a data breach involving potential participants’ personal details. It is unclear how many applicants have been affected by the issue which saw entrants receive other people’s ballot results. The events, due to be held in August, is open to 80,000 applications and last…
Estee Lauder Exposed 440 Million Records Online – Researchers
Jeremiah Fowler reports (typos are in the original): On January 30th I discovered a non-password protected database that contained a massive amount of records totaling 440,336,852. Upon further review I was able to see connections to New York based cosmetic company Estée Lauder. I could see audit logs that contained a large number of email addresses…
Ransomware Attacks Are Causing Cyber Insurance Rates to Go Through the Roof; Premiums up as Much as 25 Percent
Scott Ikeda reports: After a brief lull, ransomware attacks have roared back as a major and persistent security problem in the past year. These attacks have become so frequent and so widespread that cyber insurance rates are spiking, with Reuters reporting some premiums increasing as much as 25% in price. Read more on CPOMagazine.
Patient Lawsuits for HIPAA-Related Breaches
Tammy Worth reports on HIPAA-related privacy breaches and one lawyer’s experience representing plaintiffs. There are some interesting points and examples in the articles as to what awards or settlements have been. As examples: A woman in St. Louis, Missouri, whose mental health records were released to her ex-husband during custody suit settled a case for…
FBI warns about ongoing attacks against software supply chain companies
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The FBI has sent a security alert to the US private sector about an ongoing hacking campaign that’s targeting supply chain software providers, ZDNet has learned. The FBI says hackers are attempting to infect companies with the Kwampirs malware, a remote access trojan (RAT). “Software supply chain companies are believed to be…