As reported by TopClassActions, Solara Medical Supplies has agreed to a $9.76 million class action settlement benefiting those whose personal information may have been compromised during a 2019 data breach that occurred between April 2 and June 20, 2019. That would include employees and patients whose protected health information was in employee email accounts compromised…
Wizard Spider Group In-Depth Analysis – Prodaft
Prodraft writes: This report provides unprecedented visibility into the structure, background, and motivations of Wizard Spider. We’ve obtained command statistics, target country statistics, command execution patterns, and other information on the group’s tactics, techniques, and procedures. These include novel post-exploitation cracking solutions and psychological tactics. Download their report at Prodaft.
Cyberattacks quietly launched by Russia before its invasion of Ukraine may have been more damaging than intended
Stavros Atlamazoglou reports: … Russian hackers went after a variety of Ukrainian targets in the private and public sectors, but one cyber weapon aimed at a specific military target spilled over and affected tens of thousands of devices outside Ukraine. A few hours before the Russian invasion began on February 24, Russian hackers launched a…
Washington Local School District in Toledo, Ohio hit by disruptive cyberattack
WTVG reports Washington Local School District in Toledo, Ohio has been hit by a cyberattack that has disrupted much of its communication avenues including phones, internet, email, wifi networks, and Google classroom. Read more at WTVG, although they are only in beginning stages of investigating and responding to the incident.
Immediate care facility in Chicago hacked in December. Do patients know? (UPDATE1)
Approximately 43,000 patients of an immediate care facility and its associated primary care practice in Chicago may or may not know it yet, but threat actors gained access to protected health information in December and proceeded to remove more than 500 GB of files between December and May 10. Or so the threat actors claim….
Behavioral health entities in Massachusetts and Ohio reportedly victims of cyberattacks
DataBreaches.net has found two behavioral health entities that reportedly or allegedly experienced recent cyberattacks involving protected health information of patients. The first, Behavioral Health Partners of Metrowest (BHPMW), describes itself as a partnership that brings together leading social services and behavioral health agencies serving the Greater MetroWest region of Massachusetts. Together, they write, Family Continuity,…