Eileen Yu reports: Investigation into Singapore’s most severe cybersecurity breach has uncovered several poor security practices, including the use of weak administrative passwords and unpatched workstations. The findings were revealed on the first day of hearings led by the Committee of Inquiry (COI), a team set up to probe a July 2018 security breach that…
UK: Arran Brewery blackmailed by hackers as Scottish beer firm becomes latest victim of sophisticated Ransomware attack
Jonathan Whitelaw reports: A Tiny Scots brewery has been blackmailed by cyber hackers as part of a sophisticated Ransomware attack. Bosses at The Arran Brewery were targeted by the online crooks before bringing in experts to beef up their security. And they say that the attack caused severe disruption to the business and the loss…
Unauthorized Disclosure of Patients’ Protected Health Information During “Boston Med” Filming Results in Multiple HIPAA Settlements Totaling $999,000
Today was not a good day for hospitals in Massachusetts. First, we saw the state’s attorney general announce a settlement between the state and UMass Memorial Healthcare and UMass Memorial Medical Centers involving insider breaches for fraudulent purposes. And now we see this announcement from the federal regulator, OCR: Today, the Department of Health and…
House Financial Services Committee passes R.6743
Aaron Lancaster of BakerHostetler has a great privacy rewind for the week that includes action in Congress. He writes: House Committee Passes Federal Data Breach Notification Bill for Financial Institutions The House Financial Services Committee passed R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, which would require financial institutions to notify affected customers of a data…
UMass Memorial Health Care Entities to Pay $230,000 to Resolve Massachusetts AG’s Lawsuit Over Data Breaches
From the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey, an announcement of a settlement in the wake of insider breaches: BOSTON — UMass Memorial Medical Group Inc. and UMass Memorial Medical Center Inc. will pay a total of $230,000 to resolve claims that two separate data breaches exposed the personal and health information of more than…
Credit reference agency Equifax fined for security breach
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in 2017. The incident, which happened between 13 May and 30 July 2017 in the US, affected 146 million customers globally….