Scott Ikeda writes: When antivirus software is installed and activated, there is usually an assumption that the system is automatically safer. Antivirus software can be penetrated just like any other software can, however, as a 2019 data breach at Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric demonstrates. Mitsubishi Electric did not disclose what software they were using…
Hackers can hijack Philips smart bulb to spread spyware: Check Point Security
Rohit KVN reports: For the past few years, people have increasingly embracing Internet-of-Things (IoT)-based smart speakers and related accessories like lights and other consumer electronics. …. During a routine security screen, Check Point researchers tested popular Philips Hue smart bulbs and bridge, and to their shock, found vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-6007) that easily allowed them to breach…
ZA: Crucial patient information lost in Yeoville clinic robbery
Gaby Ndongo reports: Crucial patient information was lost when 11 computers were stolen from the Yeoville Clinic in a robbery days before Christmas. The clinic had been migrating from paper to digital records to avoid the loss of physical files, to facilitate the process of finding patient information, and to improve healthcare for the over…
High-ranking Russian official linked to the theft of SoftBank secrets
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: The No. 2-ranked member of the Russian trade office in Japan is suspected of abetting a former SoftBank Corp. employee arrested for handing over company secrets, according to sources. The employee, Yutaka Araki, was arrested last month on suspicion of illegally obtaining trade secrets of the firm at the instigation of…
Maze Team continues naming victims and dumping data…
I haven’t had time nor inclination to investigate all of Maze Team’s claimed victims, but of course, I have kept an eye out for ones involved health data or student data. Thanks to HealthITSecurity, I learned that the threat actors also attacked a chiropractic practice in South Dakota. The practice, called All About Potential Family…
Personal Data Of 650,000 Oregonians Exposed After Medical Vendor’s Computer Stolen
Kristian Foden-Vencil A stolen computer has exposed the personal information — including names, social security numbers and addresses — of more than 650,000 Oregonians. Thieves stole a computer from the troubled medical transportation company GridWorks last November. It had personal information of patients as well as the company identity numbers of the Portland-area Medicaid provider Health…