Data Breach Review – What is It, Who Does It, and What to Watch Out For As noted in the Overview of this series, if an investigation into a breach indicates that personally identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI) was involved, a data breach review is required. The Data Breach Times turned to […]
A series of articles on the processes involved in responding to a data breach. Overview By now, most business owners know that it is not a question of whether, but rather, when, your business will suffer a data breach. Depending on what laws apply to your business, you may only have a matter of days […]
On Monday, the city shut down its city hall in response to a cyberattack. News5 in Cleveland reported yesterday that the city remains paralyzed: Cleveland City Hall remains shut down for residents as officials work to contain and eradicate a cyber incident that has disrupted the city’s systems for six days. Residents have been unable […]
The following announcement was issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on June 10. The Data Breach Times has previously reported on the 23andMe data breach.
The Record reports that Cleveland shut down its city hall on Monday in response to a cyberattack. In a statement to Recorded Future News, a city spokesperson would not say what systems were shut down due to the incident but confirmed that police, fire and emergency medical services are still functioning, as is the 911 […]
When a rural hospital suffers a cyberattack that may knock it offline or encrypt all of its systems and patient records, the human cost can be enormous. Sadly, it is not unusual for criminal groups to attack hospitals, believing that they will have no choice but to pay extortion demands. In a statement issued Monday […]
In a week when some big data breaches, like Ticketmaster and Santander, have already been disclosed and confirmed, yet another big breach is now being claimed. An individual calling themself “Sp1d3r” claims to have acquired data on 190 million people who contacted QuoteWizard to get quotes on insurance. The threat actor claims the data includes: […]
Snowflake has issued a statement disputing claims made by some threat actors that were published by a security vendor. The vendor, in response to a legal threat from Snowflake, subsequently deleted their article. The Hacker News reports: Cloud computing and analytics company Snowflake said a “limited number” of its customers have been singled out as […]
ABC News in Australia reports: An Australian company that runs a strategically crucial heavy rare earth project has been revealed to have been targeted in a suspected cyber attack as Treasurer Jim Chalmers orders Chinese investors to be removed. On Monday Mr Chalmers instructed Yuxio Fund and four other international companies linked to China to […]
Bleeping Computer reports that nationally licensed debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has updated its breach disclosure to indicate that more than 3 million people were affected by a breach in February. FBCS, which collects debts involving consumer credit, auto loans and leases, student loans, commercial, and healthcare, initially reported in April […]
