Dana Thiede reports: The University of Minnesota confirms that it has contacted law enforcement and is investigating a claimed data breach that officials became aware of just a month ago. U of M spokesman Jake Ricker released a statement to KARE 11 saying on July 21 school administrators became aware that an “unauthorized party” claimed…
New Chrome Feature Alerts Users About Malicious Extensions
Alessandro Mascellino reports: Google has announced an update set to be introduced in Chrome 117. This new feature aims to proactively inform users when an extension they have installed is no longer available on the Chrome Web Store. The move comes as part of the tech giant’s ongoing commitment to enhance security measures within its…
Health Data Breach Lawsuits Surge as Cyberattacks Keep Climbing
Skye Witley and Christopher Brown report: Companies handling health data are fending off more cyberattacks each year, and those that do get hacked are facing costly litigation at rapidly rising rates, a Bloomberg Law analysis found. The monthly average of new class actions filed over health data breaches so far this year is nearly double…
A New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China
Andy Greenberg reports: Every software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate application to push out their malware to hundreds or potentially thousands of victims, represents a disturbing new outbreak of a cybersecurity scourge. But when that supply chain attack is pulled off by a mysterious group of hackers, abusing a Microsoft trusted software…
Energy One Investigates Cyberattack
DarkReading reports: Wholesale energy software software provider Energy One reported on Friday a cyberattack had affected “certain corporate systems” in Australia and the UK. In a statement, the company said analysis is underway to identify which systems have been affected. Energy One is currently trying to establish whether customer-facing systems have been affected, and what personal…
FL: Data breach under investigation involving Gadsden County court records
Jeff Burlew reports: The 2nd Judicial Circuit announced Monday that law enforcement is investigating a data breach involving Gadsden County court records. In a news release, the circuit said that initial assessments show some of the records contained “personal identifying information.” Officials said the breach only affected Gadsden County records. Read more at Tallahassee Democrat,…