The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced that on August 8, 2022, as part of a cybersecurity incident investigation, DHS was notified that a presentation emailed to the DHS Children’s Long-Term Support Council in April 2021 contained protected health information. This presentation was forwarded to employees working for county government agencies in Rock…
CA: Cardiac Imaging Associates notifying patients of data breach
Cardiac Imaging Associates (“CIA”) is notifying people of a breach that occurred earlier this year after an unauthorized actor could access files in an email account between approximately March 30, 2022, and April 6, 2022. CIA could not determine if the unauthorized actor viewed any particular email or attachment as a result of this activity. They report…
UK: Home Office warned after sensitive documents left at London venue
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to the Home Office, after sensitive documents were found at a public London venue. The documents, which were handed by venue staff to police in September 2021, included two Extremism Analysis Unit Home Office reports and a Counter Terrorism Policing report. The reports contained personal data, including that of…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Gt: Update on VSOP attack on Guatemala’s foreign ministry Last week, DataBreaches reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala was a victim of a VSOP attack. The government confirmed an attack on October 5. Services have been restored: Currently, the services are working, which has allowed us to provide uninterrupted attention to all…
Bank of Brasilia Attacked by Ransomware Demanding 50 BTC
Rajeesh Khanna reports: On October 3, ransomware infected the Bank of Brasilia, a government-controlled bank in Brazil. The hackers wanted 50 BTC in exchange for not releasing customer data. Local news outlet Tecmundo claims that a hacker identified as “Crydat” contacted them, demanding payment of 5.2 million Brazilian reais by October 6 at 15:00. In…
Lloyd’s of London reboots its network
Nick Farrell reports: Mega-UK insurer Lloyd’s of London fixed a possible cyberattack by turning off its network and turning it on again. Lloyd’s detected unusual activity on its network and it was investigating the issue. While it did, it reset the Lloyd’s network and systems and blocked external connectivity has been turned off, including Lloyd’s delegated…