Collaborate Disseminate
DysruptionHub reports: Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, Wisconsin, said Tuesday that a security event involving data encryption disrupted some phone and computer functions, prompting clinical teams to shift to downtime procedures while patient car… Continue reading Mile Bluff Medical Center says security incident that involved data encryption disrupted phone, computer systems
Just when I thought I might be done with work for the day, DataBreaches received an email from “Internet Yiff Machine” (IYM), the hacktivist responsible for hacking P3 Global Intel in what has been called the “Blue Leaks 2.0” b… Continue reading NOT for Sale! BlueLeaks 2.0 Hacktivist decides not to sell dataset with sensitive data
Troutman Pepper Locke writes: In Part One of this series, we discussed how wellness products sit at the intersection of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and… Continue reading Outside FDA, Inside the Crosshairs: Cybersecurity Risks for General Wellness and Fitness Products
Overview and Background This is the first of what will likely be several updates to this site’s exclusive reporting on the “BlueLeaks 2.0” incident that exposed anonymous and sensitive tips by and about students on a platform that pro… Continue reading BlueLeaks 2.0: 7,300+ Schools, Referral Systems Reported, and a Breach Navigate360 Still Hasn’t Publicly Confirmed
Ann-Marie Corvin reports: Cheap tech just keeps on exposing NATO warships. In the latest example, a journalist was able to send a Bluetooth tracker to a Dutch frigate. Just Vervaart, working for regional broadcaster Omroep Gelderland, hid the $5 Blueto… Continue reading Dutch warship compromised with $5 tracker and a postcard
Phil Muncaster reports: Next.js developer Vercel has confirmed a cyber-incident conducted by a “highly sophisticated” attacker which may have resulted in threat actors getting hold of sensitive internal data. The US firm, which provides developer tool… Continue reading Vercel Confirms Cyber Incident After Sophisticated Attacker Exploits Third‑Party Tool
And then there were three…. A third man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with two other cybersecurity professionals and BlackCat to use BlackCat’s ransomware and negotiation platform to target U.S. firms. Ryan Goldberg of Georgia and Kevin … Continue reading Florida Man Working as a Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Deploy Ransomware and Extort U.S. Victims
Dysruption Hub reports: Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert, Idaho, said a cyber incident on Easter morning, April 5, limited imaging services and led to some emergency patient transfers, though the hospital and its clinics continued treating patients… Continue reading Minidoka Memorial Hospital updates Easter morning cyberattack
Alberto Payo reports: A cybersecurity company based in Mexico, BePrime, was reportedly the victim of a cyberattack that allegedly resulted in the leak of 12.6 GB of data and access to network infrastructure and video surveillance, according to informat… Continue reading Breach at BE PRIME cybersecurity company exposes client data and surveillance systems; Be Prime threatens journalists
Long-term follow-ups are important, and DataBreaches is glad that Alexander Martin points out that at least one NHS Trust is still impacted by the Qilin ransomware attack on Synnovis in 2024. From his reporting: At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundat… Continue reading Qilin’s 2024 attack on NHS vendor continues to impact patient care for one NHS Trust