Ferghal Blaney reports: Hacking victims who had their personal information stolen during the HSE ransomware attack last year have not been told they were targeted. It’s a legal requirement for the health authority’s IT management to inform them under GDPR rules. The HSE said in a statement that it was taking time to get through all of the…
CHI Health faces ‘IT security incident’ impacting Omaha-area online systems
Molly Ashford reports: CHI Health locations in Omaha are dealing with an “IT security incident” affecting electronic health records and other systems, a spokeswoman said Monday. According to Taylor Miller, CHI’s parent company, CommonSpirit Health, was the victim of the security incident that is impacting facilities across the country. She said some information technology systems…
NZ: Patient details compromised in cyber attack on health provider Pinnacle
Stuff reports: A cyber attack has compromised patient details kept by a large Waikato and Bay of Plenty health provider. Health Minister Andrew Little confirmed there has been a cyber attack against Pinnacle Health. The primary health provider operates dozens of GP practices handling tens of thousands of patients. Read more at Stuff. When are…
In: Arrested Russian Hacker “Helped 820 Cheat In JEE-Mains”: CBI To Court
Arvind Gunasekar reports: Russian hacker Mikhail Shargin allegedly aided cheating by 820 students — much more than the initial estimates — by manipulating the online system in last year’s JEE-Mains, the entrance exam for admission to India’s top engineering colleges such as the IITs. The CBI said this today in a Delhi court that gave it two-day custody…
CT: Hamden mayor estimates $500,000 cost to address spring cyberattack
Meghan Friedmann reports: A May 26 cybersecurity event that compromised the town’s information technology system and affected government email for weeks is expected to cost the town roughly $500,000. The funds cover legal expenses, a forensics investigation, consultation services, a multi-factor authentication upgrade, security awareness training and increased storage space, according to a memorandum Mayor Lauren Garrett sent…
Ca: Settlement reached in decade-old lawsuit connected to Western Health privacy breach
Alex Kennedy reports a settlement in a case previously covered on this site back in 2012-2014: An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit involving Western Health that dates back more than a decade. The lawsuit was launched in August 2012, alleging that the health authority failed to protect the personal information of patients and…