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 […]

Data Breach News, News, Vulnerabilities
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 […]

Data Breach News
December 08, 2024
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Croatia’s Port of Rijeka hacked by 8Base Ransomware Group

Security Affairs reports that the ransomware group known as “8Base” claims to have attacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka and to have stolen data. The CEO of the port, Duško Grabovac, told news outlet Novi list that despite threats actors stole some data, the incident had no impact on the operations at the post and that they will […]