Jonathan Greig reports: Two companies based in Luxembourg are grappling with an alleged ransomware attack that began last week, the latest in a string of incidents involving European energy companies. Encevo Group said its Luxembourg entities Creos – an energy network operator – and the supplier Enovos were “victims of a cyberattack on the night…
Dental Care Alliance settles lawsuit stemming from 2020 breach
In December 2020, DataBreaches reported on a hacking incident involving Dental Care Alliance, a business associate to hundreds of dental practices. Commenting on the incident, DataBreaches wrote: With all that sensitive information involved, you might think that the practice would offer remediation services to the 1,004,304 people affected but they do not seem to have…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Editor’s Note: Starting this week, we may try a weekly column with data breach-related news from Spanish-language or South American entities. If you have submissions for the column, email them to Chum1ng0 at [email protected]. CL: Chronology of a sabotage: PJUD official who adulterated Boric’s old case is formalized: (machine translation:) The South Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office…
First Choice Community Healthcare discloses breach but doesn’t reveal it was a ransomware attack
First Choice Community Healthcare (FCCH) is a non-profit healthcare system in New Mexico providing a range of services to the community. In a press release issued today, they describe a security incident that they discovered on March 27, 2022. The notice is also posted on their website. Their notice talks about how the incident “may…
2022 Mid-Year Healthcare Data Breach Deep Dive — Protenus
Amanda Rogers writes: As we’re now midway through 2022, we thought we’d take a half-time pause to compare some data breach statistics in the healthcare space for the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2021. We’ll also provide insight on how to proactively take a stand to better protect your patients and…
Crypto Bridge Nomad Drained of Nearly $200 Million in Exploit
Sidhartha Shukla reports: Nomad, a bridge protocol for transferring crypto tokens across different blockchains, lost close to $200 million in a security exploit on Monday, according to security firm PeckShield Inc. The software system was drained of funds over hours and in small batches by various accounts, blockchain data shows. Read more at Bloomberg.