Data Breach News, Healthcare, News
December 21, 2024
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Ascension reveals a May ransomware attack affected 5.6 million patients (1)

It took them months to update their report, but Ascension has now disclosed how many patients were affected by a ransomware attack they disclosed earlier this year. Bleeping Computer reports: ​Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying nearly 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen […]

Data Breach News
December 21, 2024
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$21M Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. data breach class action settlement

From Top Class Actions, news of a settlement involving insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. agreed to a $21 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2020 data breach that compromised sensitive employee and client information. The Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare
December 18, 2024
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Texas Tech University System data breach impacts 1.4 million patients

Another major US hospital system recently suffered a cyberattack. Bleeping Computer reported: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million patients. The organization is a public, academic health institution that is part of the Texas Tech […]

Data Breach News
December 16, 2024
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Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Teams to Gain Remote Access to User’s System

Tricking users into clicking on links or downloading malicious files continues to pose a major threat to home users and businesses. Cyber Security News reports: Hackers leveraged Microsoft Teams to manipulate a victim into granting remote access to their system. The attack, analyzed by Trend Micro, highlights the growing sophistication of social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals. […]

Data Breach News, News, Vulnerabilities
December 10, 2024
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Multiple Cleo file transfer products being exploited by hackers; patch isn’t sufficient

Here we go again: threat actors are taking advantage of vulnerabilities in file transfer products. This time it is Cleo file transfer products. The Record reports: Cybersecurity researchers are warning that vulnerabilities in several file transfer products are being exploited by hackers, even after a patch was released by the developer. The vulnerability — CVE-2024-50623 — was […]

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December 10, 2024
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US sanctions Chinese firm for hacking firewalls in ransomware attacks; $10 million reward for information

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series of Ragnarok ransomware attacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure companies and many other victims worldwide in April 2020. BleepingComputer reports: According to the Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Sichuan Silence is a […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare, News
December 10, 2024
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HealthAlliance of Hudson Valley Pays $550,000 to NYS; Failed to Address a Known Cybersecurity Vulnerability

New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced another data security enforcement settlement yesterday. HIPAA Journal writes: A New York healthcare provider that experienced a breach of the personal and protected health information of 242,641 New Yorkers has been ordered to pay a financial penalty of $550,000 and take steps to strengthen its data security […]