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Flagstar Bank third-party breach affects more than 800,000 customers
Bleeping Computer reports Flagstar Bank in Michigan is notifying 837,390 customers whose personal information, including Social Security numbers, was acquired by the Clop hacking gang in May. The breach was not of Flagstar’s systems but at FISERV, a vendor they use for payment processing and mobile banking services. FISERV was one of thousands of entities […]
Bipartisan Measure Providing Free Credit Monitoring for Data Breach Victims Approved by Pennsylvania Senate
The state Senate today approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to strengthen notification requirements for data breaches and provide affected citizens with free credit monitoring and a credit report. Senate Bill 824, introduced with Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-5), would provide citizens affected by a data breach a free credit report and a year of […]
FDA finalizes advice on cybersecurity info to include in device submissions
The law firm of Hogan Lovells has an article about FDA’s finalized guidance on “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions.” They note: FDA’s new final guidance replaces the April 2022 draft guidance of the same name, which we analyzed online here, and it also supersedes FDA’s 2014 final guidance “Content of Premarket Submissions for Management […]
Your Online Account May Have Been Breached? Don’t Just Sit There. Do Something.
Sabrina I. Pacifici writes: WSJ via MSN: “How do consumers respond when their online accounts are exposed to hackers? Many of them simply don’t. Data breaches at major firms have become all too common, with more than 110 million user accounts exposed in just the second quarter of 2023. Yet our research found that nearly […]
Clorox Security Breach Linked to Group Behind Casino Hacks
Bloomberg reports that “Scattered Spider” may also be responsible for the recent attack on Clorox: A notorious group of hackers blamed for recent breaches on major casino companies is also suspected of being behind a recent cyberattack against Clorox Co. that has led to a nationwide shortage of its cleaning products. Officials suspect that “Scattered Spider” is […]
Indiana attorney general sues Carepointe over violation of consumer protection, privacy laws
IPB reports: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing a northwest Indiana medical office over a ransomware event that put personal and protected health information at risk. The lawsuit alleges the provider was aware of security concerns before the data breach. The lawsuit filed last week against CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and hearing […]
‘The Phantom Hacker’: FBI El Paso warns public of new financial scam
Odessa American reports: EL PASO FBI El Paso is warning the public of a new scam dubbed “The Phantom Hacker.” Scammers are impersonating technology, banking, and government officials in a complex ruse to convince a typically older victim that foreign hackers have infiltrated their financial account. The scammers then instruct the victim to immediately move their […]
Two or More Ransomware Variants Impacting the Same Victims and Data Destruction Trends
SummaryThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this Private Industry Notification tohighlight emerging ransomware trends and encourage organizations to implement therecommendations in the “Mitigations” section to reduce the likelihood and impact ofransomware incidents. ThreatAs of July 2023, the FBI noted two trends emerging across the ransomware environment and isreleasing this notification for industry awareness. […]