PCS Revenue Control Systems data breach $1.135M class action settlement PCS Revenue Control Systems agreed to pay $1.135 million to resolve claims it failed to protect consumers from a data breach. The settlement benefits consumers whose personal information was compromised in a PCS Revenue Control Systems data breach between May 19, 2017, and Dec. 19,…
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Warned of an impending attack, a Nebraska healthcare center was able to avert it
Brian Mastre reports: There were tense moments a month ago at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City, Nebraska. The IT director received a call from the Omaha FBI with a warning that this place was the target of a cyberattack. […] “Exactly when it was going to spread and when they were going…
Update: Hackers issue ‘ransom demands’ to NHS IT supplier: Fears MILLIONS of confidential patient records could be leaked after major cyber attack
Joe Davies reports an update to the ransomware attack on Advanced that impacted the NHS 111 system: Hackers are holding an IT firm that supplies NHS trusts to ransom following a cyber attack last week, according to sources. Health bosses are concerned criminals have access to confidential health records and could leak them if their demands aren’t…
Malware attacks reported by three Japanese entities
Two of the following incidents occurred in June; the first one is recent: WDB Holdings Co. Ltd confirms ransomware attack WDB Group (WDB Holdings) issued the following statement on August 2: Since August 1, 2022, we have been experiencing an issue that prevents us from accessing the mail system and file servers of our group’s…
CISCO got hit… and immediately took control of the story
It is the kind of story destined for big headlines. The Yanluowang group announced today that they had attacked CISCO. But instead of them controlling the story, CISCO seems to have immediately taken control. The threat actors, who appear not to be a fan of Grammarly, posted a directory of Drive C: on their leak…
Bits ‘n Pieces
Updating some HHS reports: First Choice Community Health Care reported its ransomware attack to HHS on August 1 as impacting 101,541 patients. BHG Holdings / Behavioral Health Group reported its breach to HHS on July 27 as impacting 197,507 patients. Elsewhere: California: A former owner of a T-Mobile retail store in Eagle Rock has been…