Chris Otts reports on one of my nightmares that became a reality for a Kentucky center: Park DuValle Community Health Center, a nonprofit that runs medical clinics for low-income and uninsured patients in western Louisville and other areas, has paid hackers nearly $70,000 in hopes of unlocking the medical records of some 20,000 patients that…
The TAD GROUP Owner Is Currently Searched for in the Schengen Area
This Bulgarian hack gets more bizarre by tthe day. Novinite reports: The TAD GROUP owner Ivan Todorov is being searched for in the Schengen area, NOVA TV reported. Ivan Todorov is accused of instigating the of personal data leak from the NRA which affected millions of Bulgarians. He said he could not say for sure…
NY: Governor signs bills to help prevent data breaches
Marian Hetherly and AP report: New York State is strengthening a law requiring companies that handle consumers’ personal data to notify them about any data breaches. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed legislation that expands the law to cover any company holding personal data belonging to a New Yorker, and not just companies doing business…
A data breach forced this family to move home and change their names
Charlie Osborne reports on one of those cases where a data breach results in such a serious risk of harm or trouble that people have to move or significantly change their lives: As reported by the Hackney Gazette, a family in the area adopted a child and the details of who they were and where…
BASF, Siemens, Henkel, Roche target of cyber attacks
Arno Schuetze, John Miller and David Dolan report: German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel (HNKG_p.DE) along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely culprit was a state-backed Chinese group. Public broadcaster ARD said the hackers used a type…
Ransomware crooks hit Synology NAS devices with brute-force password attacks
Liam Tung reports: Taiwan-headquartered storage vendor Synology is warning users to strengthen the passwords to their network attached storage (NAS) after several devices — capable of storing terabytes of data — were encrypted by ransomware. NAS units used by home and small-business users are a juicy target for ransomware attackers, who know they’re packed with…