Apria Healthcare $6.38M Data Breach Class Action Settlement
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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, […]
Minnesota governor calls in the troops after St Paul cyberattack
When a cyberattack reportedly overwhelmed the city’s cyberdefenses and resources, Governor Waltz called in the National Guard, whose cyber experts will assist the city with recovering from the attack. The Register reports: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard and declared a state of emergency in response to a cyberattack on the […]
EU-wide Breach Notification Template On The Horizon
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Inc Ransomware Claims 1.2TB Data Breach at Dollar Tree (UPDATED WITH CORRECTION)
Update and Correction of July 31: Dollar Tree has firmly denied any breach and states that the breach was a breach of 99 Cents Only Stores. Dollar Tree’s involvement with the bankrupt discount chain was limited and “did not acquire their corporate entity, systems/network, or data. Any allegation of Dollar Tree’s involvement is inaccurate.” HackRead […]
Sex toy maker Lovense left millions of users vulnerable to email ID leaks, account takeovers
The Indian Express reports: A cybersecurity researcher has identified critical vulnerabilities in an app developed by sex toy manufacturer Lovense that not only exposed the private email addresses of users but also enabled threat actors to hijack a user’s account on the platform. The anonymous researcher published their findings about the two in-app security flaws […]
Orange, France’s largest telecoms company, hit by cyberattack
The Record reports: Orange, one of France’s largest companies and among the biggest mobile service providers in both Europe and Africa, announced on Monday detecting a cyberattack affecting one of its internal systems. The company — which serves a customer base of more than 290 million people, and has retail, business and enterprise clients — […]