Data Breach News
March 05, 2024
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Change Healthcare ransomware attack: AHA and AMA urgently seek more financial support for hospitals and providers

UnitedHealth’s response to ongoing problems from a ransomware attack are being criticized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA). Both organizations have issued letters or press releases. Modern Healthcare reports: AHA President and CEO Richard Pollack said Change Healthcare parent company UnitedHealth Group’s temporary loan program misses the mark in a letter sent Monday […]

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March 05, 2024
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American Express Credit Card Data Exposed in Third-Party Breach

DarkReading reports: American Express is notifying its customers that their credit cards were exposed in a breach involving a third-party service provider. In a data breach notification filed with the state of Massachusetts, the American bank holding and financial services company notes that its own systems were not compromised by the incident.  The breach instead occurred through […]

Data Breach News
March 03, 2024
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CryptoChameleon Phishing Scam Targets Crypto Users and FCC Employees

So far, the CryptoChameleon phishing scam has successfully phished over 100 victims, with many still active. Lookout has discovered a multi-pronged phishing campaign, dubbed “CryptoChameleon,” that mimics legitimate login pages for cryptocurrency platforms and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) via mobile devices. The kit uses carbon copies of SSO pages and phishing via email, SMS, and […]

Data Breach News
March 02, 2024
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LockBit claims to have been paid ransom by Fulton County, Georgia. No way, says the county.

When law enforcement from the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the FBI, and others in “Operation Cronos” disrupted LockBit3.0’s ransomware operations and seized 34 of their servers, it was understandably big news. Within days, however, LockBit had set up new infrastructure and listed some victims. They also issued a response to the FBI that claimed that […]

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February 29, 2024
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Change Healthcare ransomware attack continues to cause major problems for patients and providers

The attack on United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare unit continues to cause major problems. Pharmacies are struggling to fill prescriptions, patients cannot get their medications, and payment processes for providers are impacted. The problems began February 21 after hackers, subsequently identified as the AlphV (BlackCat) group, gained access to UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit. How they gained […]

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February 22, 2024
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An attack on Optum Solutions/Change Healthcare has the healthcare sector worried (1)

HHS generally does not rush to issue any notice about a cyberattack, but today, they issued a quick one about Change Healthcare: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aware that a cyber incident was identified in Optum Insight’s Change Healthcare’s technology systems on February 21. HHS is working closely with Optum Insight […]

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February 22, 2024
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Ransomware criminals lie to us. Can we lie to them?

Two Men Sitting At Desks With Laptops

Some ransomware gangs demand millions of dollars in ransom or even tens of millions of dollars. Even smaller businesses, non-profit organizations, and public school districts have increasingly become victims of cyberattacks because they are easy targets with poor defenses against attackers. Do you want your system unlocked? Do you want your data back or deleted […]

Data Breach News
February 22, 2024
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Confidential Data and Salaries of Iranian Regime’s Parliament Exposed by Dissidents

Iran News Update reports a dissident group called “Uprising Till Overthrow” managed to breach the servers and websites associated with the Iranian regime’s parliament. The leak of documents with the lawmakers’ salaries on social media has created quite a stir: Among the most significant revelations were documents containing correspondence and salary records of the 226 […]