A 21-year-old Bulgarian who allegedly called himself “Emil Külev” online has been arrested by Sofia police. An announcement from the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria stated that they had charged and detained Teodor Iliev for up to 72 hours in connection with a number of computer crimes. Between March 2020 and January 2024,…
Mass General Brigham fires two employees after patient data breach
Bryan Lambert reports: Mass General Brigham says some patients may have had personal information exposed after two employees allegedly allowed an unauthorized person access to private records. The hospital says on April 4 it was made aware of an incident where patients’ personal info, including name, address, medical record number, date of birth, email address,…
Infosys McCamish Systems ransomware attack affected more than 6 million people
Infosys McCamish Systems (“IMS”) in Atlanta provides software and services to the life insurance industry. In October 2023, it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected 6,078,263 people. As they explain in a notification to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, they were providing notification on their own behalf as a data owner and…
Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists hit by INC Ransom
On April 22, Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists LLC (“Pinnacle”) discovered that it had been the victim of a cyberattack. By April 29, it had identified less than ten patients who had been affected and promptly sent them notification letters. But that wasn’t the end of their investigation or problems. By June 7, Pinnacle’s…
State actor blamed for cyberattack on B.C. government systems
CBC reports: The head of B.C.’s public service has announced that there is a high degree of confidence a state or state-sponsored actor attempted to breach government systems in a cyberattack. Shannon Salter, head of the public service, announced that three separate attempts were made to breach government systems over the last month, with attackers…
Remote access giant TeamViewer says Russian spies hacked its corporate network
Zack Whittaker reports: TeamViewer, the company that makes widely used remote access tools for companies, has confirmed an ongoing cyberattack on its corporate network. In a statement Friday, the company attributed the compromise to government-backed hackers working for Russian intelligence, known as APT29 (and Midnight Blizzard). The Germany-based company said its investigation so far points to…