Jennifer LaGrassa reports: For the first time, top leadership from the five southwestern Ontario hospitals hit by a ransomware attack answered questions from the media — acknowledging the significant impact the incident has had on care, as well as the large amount of stolen data. During the roughly 50-minute meeting on Friday, each hospital CEO said their…
NoEscape gang continues to use DDoS to pressure reluctant victims to negotiate
Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice reports that the NoEscape ransomware gang is threatening to release 1.5 TB of data from PruittHealth Network. De Felice was unable to obtain any statements or responses from either PruittHealth or the threat actors, but notes that the threat actors claim to have attacked Pruitt on November 13…
Long Beach Declares ‘Local Emergency’ After Cyber Incident
Industry Insider reports: At a special meeting Friday afternoon, members of the Long Beach City Council approved City Manager Tom Modica’s Proclamation of Local Emergency following a “potential cybersecurity incident” earlier in the week. The city said in a news release the move would help smooth and strengthen its response to the event, which happened Tuesday….
Was Yakima Valley Radiology the victim of a cyberattack? They’re not answering that.
On September 24, Karakurt threat actors added Yakima Valley Radiology PC to their leak site. Their listing claimed that they acquired 9.31 GB of files including “financial reports, client lists with contacts, list of patients for 15 years (212579 rows), a database of social security numbers (including staff, doctors) with 766000 rows.” Karakurt did not…
Australian Privacy Regulator Sues in MedLab Pathology Data Breach Case
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: Patrick Gunning from King & Wood Mallesons reports that, on November 2, 2023, the Australian Information Commissioner filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Australian Clinical Labs Limited seeking a civil penalty (i.e., a fine) in connection with the company’s response to a data breach that occurred in February…
States settle with Morgan Stanley for $6.5 million over data security incidents
In addition to Florida, represented by Consumer Protection Division Multistate and Privacy Bureau Chief Patrice Malloy and Senior Assistant Attorney General Diane Oates, the following states joined the action: Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New York and Vermont. To view a copy of the agreement, click here. Source: MyFloridaLegal.com