MediMap seeks urgent court orders after cyber patient data incident
Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming
February 25, 2026
Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming
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Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming to be behind a cyber incident circulated what appears to be patient information to news organisations – an incident that is drawing attention to cyber risk, privacy exposure, and the role of cyber insurance across the health and aged-care sector. The incident, first identified on Feb. 22, has led MediMap to keep its system offline while it investigates how the
Dark Reading reports: In 2025, cybercriminals needed less time to move from break-in to lateral movement across a network than it takes to watch a typical sitcom. An analysis by CrowdStrike of threat activity last year found attackers took just 29 minutes on average to pivot to other systems after gaining an initial foothold in a victim environment, marking a 65% acceleration from the year before. The fastest “breakout” as CrowdStrike termed it, happened in a mere 27 seconds, while
Bleeping Computer reports: The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for breaching Dutch telecommunications provider Odido and stealing millions of user records from its compromised systems. Odido is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the Netherlands and offers mobile, broadband, and television services to millions of customers nationwide. The company disclosed the breach on February 12, revealing that attackers downloaded the personal data of many of its users after gaining access to its customer contact system on February 7. However, Odido
An article by Josh Taylor of Fortra begins: Ransomware groups are increasingly inserting AI bots into the negotiation loop to triage victims, collect leverage and scale their operations. At Fortra, I have observed a growing trend of attackers deploying chatbots for first contact, with humans stepping in only after certain thresholds are met. This approach allows criminal organizations to manage multiple simultaneous negotiations efficiently while reserving human effort for the most profitable cases. AI enables attackers to bridge language barriers, present
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Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming
Dark Reading reports: In 2025, cybercriminals needed less time to move from break-in to lateral movement across a network than
Bleeping Computer reports: The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for breaching Dutch telecommunications provider Odido and stealing millions of
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Insurance Business Magazine reports: A Texas woman has sued Goosehead Insurance Agency over a data breach that exposed sensitive customer
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Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming to be behind a cyber incident circulated what appears to be patient information to news organisations – an incident that is drawing attention to cyber risk, privacy exposure, and the role of cyber insurance across the health and aged-care sector. The incident, first identified on Feb. 22, has led MediMap to keep its system offline while it investigates how the
Dark Reading reports: In 2025, cybercriminals needed less time to move from break-in to lateral movement across a network than it takes to watch a typical sitcom. An analysis by CrowdStrike of threat activity last year found attackers took just 29 minutes on average to pivot to other systems after gaining an initial foothold in a victim environment, marking a 65% acceleration from the year before. The fastest “breakout” as CrowdStrike termed it, happened in a mere 27 seconds, while
Bleeping Computer reports: The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for breaching Dutch telecommunications provider Odido and stealing millions of user records from its compromised systems. Odido is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the Netherlands and offers mobile, broadband, and television services to millions of customers nationwide. The company disclosed the breach on February 12, revealing that attackers downloaded the personal data of many of its users after gaining access to its customer contact system on February 7. However, Odido
An article by Josh Taylor of Fortra begins: Ransomware groups are increasingly inserting AI bots into the negotiation loop to triage victims, collect leverage and scale their operations. At Fortra, I have observed a growing trend of attackers deploying chatbots for first contact, with humans stepping in only after certain thresholds are met. This approach allows criminal organizations to manage multiple simultaneous negotiations efficiently while reserving human effort for the most profitable cases. AI enables attackers to bridge language barriers, present
Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming
Bank InfoSecurity has an update on the Norton Healthcare breach in 2023: Norton Healthcare, which operates nine hospitals and 480
The Record reports: A 47-year-old man was arrested in Poland for his alleged involvement with the Phobos ransomware operation. …
Bleeping Computer reports: South Korea has fined luxury fashion brands Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Couture, and Tiffany $25 million for
A press release from the Texas State Attorney General: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to Blue
Miscellaneous News
The International Business Times reports: Discord is preparing to enforce a global age verification system from early March that will
From Polsinelli PC: In two separate but related actions, third party administrators (TPAs) and their insurance business partners agreed to
Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming
Dark Reading reports: In 2025, cybercriminals needed less time to move from break-in to lateral movement across a network than
Bleeping Computer reports: The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for breaching Dutch telecommunications provider Odido and stealing millions of
The Register reports: The number of successful cyber insurance claims made by UK organizations shot up last year, according to
Insurance Business Magazine reports: A Texas woman has sued Goosehead Insurance Agency over a data breach that exposed sensitive customer
Freedom For All Americans recaps what is known so far about a Conduent Business Solutions data breach that could wind
