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New York Upgrades Its Firewall Against Cyberattacks
New York State Senator Monica R. Martinez writes: The frequency and sophistication of cybersecurity attacks on state and local governments across the United States are on the rise, but now New York state has enacted legislation to ensure public entities’ responses to these incidents won’t glitch. Earlier this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.7672A/A.6769A, sponsored by state […]
SonicWall investigates ‘cyber incidents,’ including ransomware targeting suspected 0-day
The Register reports: SonicWall on Monday confirmed that it’s investigating a rash of ransomware activity targeting its firewall devices, following multiple reports of a zero-day bug under active exploit in its VPNs. “SonicWall is actively investigating a recent increase in reported cyber incidents involving a number of Gen 7 firewalls running various firmware versions with […]
Apria Healthcare $6.38M Data Breach Class Action Settlement
ClaimDepot reports: Read more at ClaimDepot.
Oklahoma Substantially Amends Its Data Breach Notification Statute
Covington and Burling writes: Oklahoma recently enacted Senate Bill 626, which substantially amends the state’s data breach notification law to broaden the scope of notification obligations and add a new regulator notification requirement along with a new “safe harbor”-style provision that provides liability protections if certain security measures are implemented. The changes to Oklahoma’s law follow changes to […]
IBM Report: Canadians’ Data Security Under Increased Threat, While Breach Costs Surge
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HCA Healthcare Multi-Million Dollar Data Breach Settlement Approved
HIPAA Journal reports: HCA Healthcare Inc. has agreed to settle class action litigation stemming from a July 2023 data breach that was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 11,270,000 patients. The affected individuals had received healthcare services at HCA hospitals and doctors’ offices in 20 U.S. states. HCA Healthcare was targeted by hackers […]
Ransomware attacks hit clinical and pathology labs across the US
Paubox reports: Several medical and diagnostic laboratories have been hit by ransomware in recent months, causing service outages and data breaches. Recent incidents include attacks on WPM Pathology Laboratory in Kansas, Accu Reference Medical Lab in New York, and Pacific Biolabs in California. These follow earlier attacks in May on Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology in North Carolina and Molecular Testing Labs in Washington. […]
Zscaler warns that ransomware attacks on oil and gas surge 935%, as critical sectors targeted
Industrial Cyber reports: New data from Zscaler shows that manufacturing, technology, and healthcare remain the most frequently targeted sectors, representing high-stakes environments that are ripe for extortion and leverage, where disruption can yield maximum leverage for attackers. Meanwhile, ransomware attacks on the oil and gas industry surged 935.3% year-over-year, likely fueled by a growing reliance on automation across rigs, pipelines, […]