Lawrence Abrams reports: PeopleConnect, the owners of the TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate background check services, confirmed they suffered a data breach after hackers leaked a 2019 backup database containing the info of millions of customers. TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate are subscription-based services allowing customers to perform background checks on other people. When conducting background checks,…
Julius ‘zeekill’ Kivimäki, former Lizard Squad hacker, arrested in France
Recidivism is a thing. Alexander Martin reports: Julius Kivimäki, the Finnish member of Lizard Squad — who as a teenager in 2015 was convicted on over 50,000 counts of computer crimes — has been arrested again in France. Finnish police confirmed the arrest on Friday in a press release stating the suspect is being held by…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
EC: Seguros Equinoccial S.A data keaked by Vice Society On January 28, data allegedly from Seguros Equinoccial S.A. was added to Vice Society’s leak site. Seguros Equinoccial offers various kinds of life, auto, corporate, and other insurance plans to individuals, families, and businesses. Inspection of the leaked data revealed a folder called “bck” with 25…
Nonstop Health data and source code appear to have been leaked on hacking forum
Nonstop Health offers health insurance solutions to employers who have more than 50 employees receiving benefits. Headquartered in Concord, California, and Portland, Oregon, Nonstop Health has business associate agreements with its clients that covers protected health information. On January 17 and 18, data and source code allegedly from Nonstop were leaked on two popular hacking-related…
FL: Tallahassee Memorial hospital victim of suspected ransomware attack
Peter Schorsch reports: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is postponing all non-emergency patient procedures as officials manage an Information Technology security issue that occurred late Thursday night, according to a memo from the hospital. The IT security breach is a suspected ransomware attack, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Read more at Florida Politics. The following…
HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Investigation with Banner Health Following 2016 Hacking Incident
The following is a press release from HHS. It is an update to a 2016 hacking incident previously covered on this site. The incident also resulted in a class action lawsuit that was settled for $6 million in 2019. February 02, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights…