Yes, I know law enforcement always publicly advises against hacking back, but sometimes you just want to cheer when hacking back thwarts the bad guys. Lawrence Abrams reports: A victim of the Muhstik Ransomware has hacked back against his attackers and released close to 3,000 decryption keys for victims along with a free decryptor to…
Dozens of documents remain sealed in Chrysler hacking class action; Magistrate compliance with discovery requests
The Madison-St. Clair Record reports: Chrysler shared its science with plaintiffs in a half secret class action over the vulnerability of its vehicles to hacking, yet it needed a court order to find out where plaintiffs took their vehicles for maintenance. U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly ruled in Chrysler’s favor on Oct. 2, requiring plaintiffs…
IN: Methodist Hospitals notifies 68,039 after two employees fall for phishing attack
HealthIT Security also reports a breach at Methodist Hospital. There are many hospitals with “Methodist” in their name, so to be clear: this incident involved Methodist Hospitals in Indiana. Two employees of the Methodist Hospitals fell victim to phishing scams, which potentially compromised the data of about 68,039 patients. In June, officials said they detected…
528K Patients Impacted by Months-Long North Florida OB-GYN Hack
Jessica Davis reports: The North Florida OB-GYN in Jacksonville, part of Woman’s Care Florida, recently began notifying 528,188 patients of a months-long cyber incident that potentially breached their health information. First discovered on July 27, officials said they determined certain parts of their computer systems were impacted by a cyber incident that began on or…
MN: Blue Earth to replace gym floor after cybersecurity attack
That headline is a bit of a head-scratcher, isn’t it? Katie Mulllaly explains: Blue Earth Area High School is looking to replace its gymnasium floor in the wake of a Sept. 19 cyberattack at the school. The attack left the floor susceptible to humidity, damaging it. At the school board meeting this week, Superintendent Mandy…
UK: Police receptionist, 51, illegally used her force’s confidential database ‘like Facebook’ to help her best friend keep tabs on her tearaway family
Henry Martin reports: A police receptionist who accessed her force’s confidential database ‘like Facebook’ to help her best friend keep track of her tearaway family has been spared jail with a suspended sentence. Ex-prison warder Jacqueline Wilson, 51, made illicit checks on police investigations after former workmate Jacqueline Goosey, 52, asked her for information about…