On April 22, the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic in Tennessee suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in them having to shut down all operations on May 1-3 to limit the spread of the attack. The clinic’s statement was previously reported on DataBreaches.net. A notice on their website today advises patients that MMC Pediatrics has resumed normal…
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Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Negotiations Headed in Troubling Direction, Sidestepping Human Rights Protections and Threatening Free Expression, EFF and Allies Warn
A press release from EFF: San Francisco—On Thursday, April 13, at 10:00 am Pacific Time (1:00 pm Eastern Time, 7 pm CEST), experts with Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and four international allies will brief reporters on the grave threat to human rights posed by ongoing UN Cybercrime Treaty negotiations that could lead to broad surveillance…
Private Data Breach Litigation Comes of Age
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP write, in part: Companies face yet another major risk after a data breach—one which is increasing exponentially—data breach litigation brought by private plaintiffs, often in the form of class actions brought by sophisticated plaintiffs’ counsel who specialize in such cases. Private civil litigation is now a probability, not a…
Consulate Health Care chain hit by Hive
Hive ransomware gang has added another healthcare-related victim to its leak site. This time, the victim is Consulate Health Care (CHC), a chain of service providers with a troubled financial history. Enter Hive, Stage Left Hive’s listing for CHC indicates that they locked CHC’s files on December 3. Hive has already leaked some of what…
“Bad faith, misunderstanding, or indifference?” Why do ransomware teams falsely insist victims have “revenue?”
Valéry Rieß-Marchive has been following the ransomware attack on the Sud-Francilien hospital center in Corbeille-Essonnes by LockBit 3.0 since it was first announced and has consistently been ahead of the news pack in reporting on developments. In his latest report, he reveals that a previous report that GIGN negotiators were able to reduce an alleged…
BianLian hits a community services organization for adults with serious disabilities
Alegria Family Services (AFS) provides residential and community services to adults with developmental disabilities in New Mexico under a contract with the New Mexico Department of Health. They are not a large organization with vast resources, yet BianLian decided they would target them with a ransomware attack. Maybe they saw a ZoomInfo listing showing $7…