Earlier today, DataBreaches reported that MCNA Dental allegedly suffered a cyberattack involving patient data. According to the threat actor who claimed responsibility for the attack (Everest Ransom Team), this incident was totally unrelated to a February 2023 ransomware attack by LockBit that was supposedly leaked in April 2023. In May 2023, MCNA Dental reported that…
Everything old is new again? MCNA Dental allegedly suffers second big data breach of PHI
The Everest Ransomware Team has a new post on their leak site: Company has the last 24 hours to contact us using the instructions left.In case of silence, all data will be published More than 1 million personal EMR’s + different internal company documents But was this a new incident or were they just trying…
NJ: The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center discloses July attack by Meow Leaks
On September 6, The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center posted a substitute notice on its website about an incident in July that affected patients at their New Jersey and New York locations. The attack by Meow Leaks reportedly resulted in the threat actors accessing some protected health information (PHI) of an undisclosed number of patients….
WI: Richland County government under fire for 2023 data breach (1)
Update: The county’s notice claims, “We have no evidence that any of your information has been used for identity theft or financial fraud as a result of this incident. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, we wanted to make individuals aware of the incident and provide information on steps individuals can take to safeguard…
Silence may not be golden: Visiting Physicians Network still silent one year after alleged data breach?
In September 2023, DataBreaches reported on an alleged ransomware attack involving Visiting Physician’s Network in Texas. The report provided screenshots of data leaked on the Threeam gang’s leak site and noted that Visiting Physician’s Network did not respond to inquiries about the breach. It is now one year later. DataBreaches has found no substitute notice,…
Port of Seattle shares ransomware attack details
Anthony Ha reports: The Port of Seattle released a statement Friday confirming that it was targeted by a ransomware attack. The attack occurred on August 24, with the Port (which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) saying it had “experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack.” The Port is now describing this as “a ‘ransomware’ attack…