Dustin Volz reports: Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal criminal charges as soon as next week against hackers linked to the Chinese government who have allegedly engaged in a sophisticated multiyear scheme to break into U.S. technology service providers in order to compromise the networks of their clients, according to people familiar with the matter….
New China Guideline for Internet Personal Information Security Protection
Barbara Li and Bohua Yao report: On November 30, 2018 the Cyber Security Protection Bureau, under the auspices of the PRC Ministry of Public Security (the “MPS”), issued a draft Guideline for Internet Personal Information Security Protection (the “Guideline”) along with a request for public comments. Even though, upon reaching final form and taking effect, the…
Hackers steal $800,000 from Cape Cod Community College
Laura Krantz reports: Hackers stole more than $800,000 from Cape Cod Community College last week when they infiltrated the school’s bank accounts, the school notified its employees Friday. Several computers in the school’s Nickerson Administration Building were hacked by a phishing scheme that used malware to obtain access to the school’s accounts, according to an…
Redwood Eye Center notifies 16,000 patients after EMR vendor experiences ransomware attack
Lawyers for Redwood Eye Center in Vallejo, California have notified the California Attorney General’s Office that on September 20, the eye center was alerted to a ransomware attack on their EMR hosting vendor, IT Lighthouse. The incident resulted in some patient information being locked up, including names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, and medical treatment…
OH: 1,350 Butler County employees affected by HIPAA breach
Denise G. Callahan reports: A Butler County employee inadvertently sent out an email with wellness information regarding the county’s health insurance, and that might have violated HIPAA laws. The county’s wellness coordinator Shawna Smith sent out an email in September that included a spreadsheet that had hidden columns that included some employee information that may…
More than 500 St. Joseph County employees were affected by wage record breach
Ted Booker reports: Sue Burnett was among more than 500 St. Joseph County employees who received letters in October from a state agency saying their Social Security numbers were breached. In the letter, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development informed Burnett that wage records from Indiana employers were found on Aug. 10 by a member…