Thai hospital fined 1.2 million baht for data breach via snack bags

Bright Choomanee reports: A significant private hospital in Thailand has been penalised with a fine of 1.2 million baht after patient paper records were discovered being repurposed as snack bags, as reported by the nation’s data protection authority. T… Continue reading Thai hospital fined 1.2 million baht for data breach via snack bags→

Dutch Prosecution Service begins phased system reboot after cyberattack

NL Times reports: The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie, OM) has begun reconnecting its systems to the internet after a cyberattack last month forced a full digital shutdown. External experts have determined it is now safe to bring … Continue reading Dutch Prosecution Service begins phased system reboot after cyberattack→

Are Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters one group or two? And who did France arrest?

When DataBreaches was a kid, the “new math” they were experimenting with had us learning binary and other systems. It didn’t go over well with us, our teachers, or our parents back then. Now the “new math” for me is UNCs &… Continue reading Are Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters one group or two? And who did France arrest?→

Are Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters one group or two? And who did France arrest?

When DataBreaches was a kid, the “new math” they were experimenting with had us learning binary and other systems. It didn’t go over well with us, our teachers, or our parents back then. Now the “new math” for me is UNCs &… Continue reading Are Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters one group or two? And who did France arrest?→

Why we shouldn’t just repeat ransomware groups’ claims, Sunday edition

Some data leaks are not what you might expect from their listing on a dark web leak site. Today’s example is courtesy of a ransomware group that listed a medical practice on its leak site and then published the data. Because it was a medical prac… Continue reading Why we shouldn’t just repeat ransomware groups’ claims, Sunday edition→

Why we shouldn’t just repeat ransomware groups’ claims, Sunday edition

Some data leaks are not what you might expect from their listing on a dark web leak site. Today’s example is courtesy of a ransomware group that listed a medical practice on its leak site and then published the data. Because it was a medical prac… Continue reading Why we shouldn’t just repeat ransomware groups’ claims, Sunday edition→

Aftermath: More than 99% of providers opted to have Change Healthcare notify patients of its massive data breach

The Change Healthcare data breach affecting more than 190 million patients, stands as the largest single breach ever affecting patients. Threat actors known as BlackCat (aka AlphV)  had reportedly used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the… Continue reading Aftermath: More than 99% of providers opted to have Change Healthcare notify patients of its massive data breach→