Update: After you read the news report below, do read Brian Krebs’ report on how he had warned them that DoppelPaymer operators had compromised one of their Windows 10 systems. The city thought it dodged the bullet after responding to his alert. They hadn’t. WAFF in Alabama reports: The city of Florence confirms its computer…
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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…
Iran vs U.S., The Cyber Front Explained
On January 3, the U.S. announced the successful assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top general. Dire warnings about retaliation immediately appeared in the news, and it wasn’t long before we began to see headlines claiming that Iran had launched cyberattacks on the U.S. But were these really state actors or sophisticated actors, or or were…
AL: DCH Health System patients file federal suit over ransomware attack
Howard Koplowitz reports: Four patients of the DCH Health System filed a federal class-action lawsuit Monday alleging that the three west Alabama Hospitals violated health information privacy laws and disrupted their medical care when the system was hit with a ransomware attack in October. The four patients accuse the health system of negligence, invasion of…
Yet another city reports a Click2Gov breach
Another city has reported a breach involving Click2Gov software by CentralSquare Technologies. WTVY reports Dothan, Alabama has joined more than four dozen other cities using Click2Gov that have experienced breaches involving payment card data of residents using online payment portals: “It has come to the City of Dothan’s attention that CentralSquare, the third-party processor of…
South Korean National and Hundreds of Others Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin
From the Department of Justice: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 16, 2019 South Korean National and Hundreds of Others Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin Dozens of Minor Victims Who Were Being Actively Abused by the Users of the Site Rescued Jong Woo Son,…