Carly Page reports: Pearson, a London-based publishing and education giant that provides software to schools and universities has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach resulting in the theft of millions of student records. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement on Monday after the…
Ex-West Penn Hospital technician gets jail for secretly recording undressed patients
Paula Reed Ward reports that Guy Caley, 53, of Canonsburg, a former medical technician at West Penn Hospital, has been sentenced to serve 11 to 22 months in Allegheny County Jail, to be followed by 10 years of probation. Caley pleaded guilty in May to 89 counts including invasion of privacy and intercepting communications. Of note,…
Moorfields Eye Hospital investigating cyberattack on Dubai hospital, notifying patients
In one of the latest attacks on medical entities, AvosLocker has claimed that they exfiltrated 60 GB of data from “Moorfields NHS UK & Dubai.” So far, however, there is no evidence that any UK servers were hit — only Dubai ones. Moorfields in a specialty eye hospital that is part of the UK’s National…
OH: Memorial Health System experiences ransomware attack
Amy Phelps reports that on Sunday morning, Memorial Health System experienced a ransomware attack. In a press conference, CEO Scott Cantley provided some information and informed the public that the health system is working with emergency backup systems and “modifying some of the things we do. We will continue to provide exceptional care to our community.” According…
Colonial Pipeline notifying 5,810 people whose PII and PHI were caught up in DarkSide breach
On August 13, external counsel for Colonial Pipeline notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that on July 1, the firm’s investigation into the May DarkSide ransomware attack revealed that personally identifiable and protected health information for some people had been accessed: Based on our investigation, we recently learned that the incident affected certain of your…
Destination Maternity notifying 93,776 employees of hacking incident
New Jersey-headquartered Destination Maternity is notifying 93,776 employees about an incident that occurred between March 16 and April 13 of this year. The breach was discovered on June 11. According to their letter of August 13, a copy of which was provided to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, an unauthorized party gained access to certain…