Alleged LockBit Developer Created and Operated Most Prolific Ransomware Variant Under Aliases “LockBit” and “LockBitSupp”; U.S State Department Offers Reward Up to $10M; U.S. Department of Treasury Designates LockBit Administrator for Sanctions The U.S. Justice Department unsealed charges today against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator, developer, and administrator of the […]
Another vendor hack compromises sensitive information An attack on a documents storage service has resulted in the leak of sensitive information of victims of family violence and sexual assault who had been treated at Monash Health, the public health service in Victoria. The attack also compromised the personal information of current and former students at […]
A reminder to carefully vet contractors and to terminate access promptly when their contract ends Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VINCENT CANNADY was arrested in connection with his scheme to extort a publicly traded information technology infrastructure services provider of […]
FCC Fines Largest Wireless Carriers for Sharing Location DataFCC Fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Nearly $200 Million for Illegally Sharing Access to Customers’ Location Data A significant press release from the Federal Communications Commission today: WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024—Today, the Federal Communications Commission fined the nation’s largest wireless carriers for illegally sharing access to […]
The Record reports: More than 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform for welfare programs may have been accessed by hackers for nearly a year. Officials at the California Statewide Automated Welfare System filed breach notification documents with state regulators earlier this month, warning participants in the BenefitsCal program about an intruder. A spokesperson explained that […]
There is an update to the IRS data breach by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who leaked returns from former President Trump, Elon Musk, and other billionaires. Bloomberg Law reports: Some taxpayers are learning that their data was leaked in the widespread breach by a former IRS contractor that led to the release of former President Donald […]
Marco A. De Felice reports: Another significant data breach looms for United Healthcare (UHC), involving patient documents belonging to its Optum financial assistance program and its subsidiary Change Healthcare. In recent hours, the ransomware group Medusa has claimed on its website, within Tor networks, the cyberattack on the servers of Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health (NEON), a company providing healthcare services headquartered in Cleveland, […]
Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente has joined the ranks of those who have disclosed that their websites may have improperly shared protected health information with others. The issue with tracking pixels was first highlighted in investigative reporting by The Markup last year. They have continued to report on the issues, including fines paid, litigation, and Federal […]
Hackers exploited remote access that had no multifactor authentication UHG states it paid ransom to protect patient data UnitedHealth Group (UHG) issued a statement yesterday, claiming they were announcing support for people who might be concerned about their personal data being affected by the massive Change Healthcare data breach. Their statement says, in part: Based […]
The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday, “Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity in the Wake of the Change Healthcare Attack.” It reportedly did not go well for Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, who were not invited to testify and who did not send any representatives to the hearing. The committee was previously […]
