MNGI Digestive Health (MNGI) in Minnesota is a physician-owned multi-center gastroenterology practice that has been recognized for its excellence. MNGI was previously known as Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., and was created by partnership of three independent practices: Digestive Healthcare, Gastroenterology Consultants, and St. Paul Gastroenterology. Unfortunately, excellence in medical practice and care does not immunize a…
Ca: Better Outcomes Registry & Network reveals 3.4 million patients affected by MOVEit data breach
BORN (the Better Outcomes Registry & Network) in Canada has disclosed it was affected by the MOVEit breach. From their notice: During the breach, unauthorized copies of files containing personal health information were taken from BORN’s systems. The personal health information that was copied was collected from a large network of mostly Ontario health care…
Personal data of 25,000 Hongkongers at risk after cyberattack against consumer watchdog, up from earlier estimate of 8,000
Harvey Kong reports: Hong Kong’s Consumer Council has revealed that the personal data of more than 25,000 people may have been leaked in a cyberattack against the watchdog, up from an earlier estimate of 8,000. […] The council last Friday said at a press conference that it had fallen victim to a cyberattack and anonymous…
Audits of New York schools and the State Education Department reveal ongoing significant concerns
In May, the NYS Comptroller’s Office released an audit conducted to determine if the New York State Education Department (SED) consistently follows all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students’ data, and whether SED is properly monitoring school districts to ensure they are complying with the legislation and regulations that govern data…
Hillsborough County Public Schools alert parents to August cyberattack, data breach
On September 15, DataBreaches reported LockBit3.0 had added Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida to their dark web leak site. There is currently less than two days left on their countdown clock to leak data, although LockBit3.0 does not always strictly follow up with their own deadlines. While the district originally reported on September 5…
Bermuda government hit by cyberattack, premier’s incident response criticized
On Friday, The Jamaica Gleaner reported that the government of Bermuda was hit by a cyberattack, suspected of originating in Russia. In early reports, the government said its telephone, Internet and e-mail systems were disrupted and that all departments were affected, which suggests this was a ransomware attack. The Bermuda Police Service said that its…