This week, DataBreaches.net was reminded yet again of the risks of trying to alert an entity to a breach. This time, it was not me who was threatened or any of the whitehat researchers I know. This week, it was a citizen who found patient records on the street in his town and undertook to…
Banner Health agrees to $6 million settlement over 2016 breach
Jessica Kim Cohen reports an update on a 2016 breach covered on this site: Banner Health has agreed to pay up to $6 million to victims of a massive data breach the Arizona health system experienced in 2016, according to court documents filed last week. The plaintiffs in the case filed the motion for preliminary…
Metro Atlanta city experiences data breach, FBI investigating
Jason Braverman reports: The City of Newnan recently experienced a data breach where an “unauthorized individual” was in possession of electronic files containing data maintained by the city, including personal information, the city told 11Alive. On Sept. 4, the city learned of the data breach regarding files that contained vehicle accident report data from approximately…
Ransomware Writes Drama at Shakespeare Theatre
Lawrence Abrams reports: A ransomware attack over the weekend has taken down the ticketing system and patron database for the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and has also affected at least one other organization in the Madison area. This could not come at a worse time for the Theatre as they were getting ready to begin their…
RI: East Greenwich town computers fall victim to ‘ransomware’ attack
WPRI reports: A cyber attack has knocked out some parts of the town computer network in East Greenwich, according to Town Manager Andrew Nota. It happened at the end of the workday Thursday. Read more on WPRI.
It’s not just state actors going after automotive companies: “DarkSly” claims hacks of Hyundai and Jaguar/LandRover
On December 6, Catalin Cimpanu of ZDNet reported that both BMW and Hyundai had reportedly been hacked. His report was based on reporting by Von Hakan Tanriverdi and Josef Streule that had been published on both BR.de and taggeschau.de. Their report was light on details, though, and neither BMW nor Hyundai would comment. to them…