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Boeing confirms cyberattack amid LockBit ransomware claims
Bleeping Computer reports: Aerospace giant Boeing is investigating a cyberattack that impacted its parts and distribution business after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed that they breached the company’s network and stole data. Boeing says the incident did not impact flight safety and confirmed collaboration with law enforcement and regulatory agencies as part of an ongoing […]
Daixin Team claims responsibility for attacks affecting five Canadian hospitals
Supply chain attacks continue to pose a major threat to the security of sensitive data and critical systems. Five hospitals in Ontario, Canada have been struggling to function this month after a ransomware group hit their IT and services provider. DataBreaches.net broke the news when the Daixin Team revealed that they were responsible for the […]
Town of Iowa hit by ransomware, files leaked
Towns across America continue to fall prey to ransomware gangs. This week, the SuspectFile blog reported on how the AlphV gang, also known as “BlackCat,” started leaking files from the Town of Iowa in Louisiana: The ransomware group ALPHV (BlackCat) has published a first part of exfiltrated data from the Town of Iowa in the […]
Virginia’s Fairfax Schools Expose Thousands of Sensitive Student Records
Human error was responsible for yet another breach of sensitive information. The74 reports: Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools disclosed tens of thousands of sensitive, confidential student records, apparently by accident, to a parent advocate who has been an outspoken critic of its data privacy record. The documents identify current and former special education students by […]
Okta Reveals Second Breach: Data Compromised Through Third-Party Vendor
DarkReading reports: Okta is back on the record with another cybersecurity incident, this time via a breach of its third-party vendor, Rightway Healthcare, which has exposed the personal and healthcare data of nearly 5,000 Okta employees. According to Okta’s filing with the Maine Attorney General, the Rightway breach occurred on Sept. 23 and was discovered on Oct. […]
NY Financial Regulator Rolls Out Updated Cybersecurity Standards
Bloomberg reports: New York regulators assigned heightened cybersecurity requirements to banks, insurers, and financial services providers based in the state with the release of finalized rule amendments Wednesday. Covered entities will have to use multifactor authentication, expand cybersecurity governance duties, and conduct consistent threat testing under the regulation updated by the New York Department of Financial Services. […]
HHS settles its first ransomware investigation case: Doctors’ Management Services
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with Doctors’ Management Services, a Massachusetts medical management company that provides a variety of services, including medical billing and payor credentialing. The HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification […]
International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
Released by the White House, November 2, 2023 The 50 members of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI)—Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, the European Union, France, Germany, Greece, India, INTERPOL, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New […]