Collaborate Disseminate
Newton Gitonga reports: South Korea has successfully extradited a 29-year-old Lithuanian national accused of stealing approximately $1.8 million in digital assets through sophisticated malware. The National Office of Investigation (NOI) announced the e… Continue reading Hacker Who Stole Millions in Seconds Finally Caught
Kris Olson reports on what sounds like a real mess: The questionable relationship between Steward Health Care and its in-house malpractice insurer is proving to be an unrelenting source of misery for injured plaintiffs, defendant doctors and their atto… Continue reading Steward Health Care insurance mess leaves doctors liable for settlements
It’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these types of reports, and yet….. Imani Williams reports: Thousands of medical records containing sensitive patient information were discovered in a Memphis storage unit that went up for auc… Continue reading Thousands of medical records found in auctioned storage unit
Another example of the insider threat, as reported by Opeyemi Sule: According to the latest report, a former Coinbase customer service contractor has been arrested in India for their role in a recent data breach incident. This arrest comes after hacker… Continue reading Coinbase Discloses Arrest Of Former Customer Agent Over Data Breach — Report
Mezha reports: As reported in the court’s verdict: In Khmelnytskyi, a court sentenced a 16-year-old girl for transmitting data about military facilities to a Russian intelligence officer who paid 3,802 hryvnias for it. She admitted her guilt, and the c… Continue reading Ukrainian Teen Sentenced for Sharing Military Data with Russian Spy
A press release from Columbia Pacific CCO left me a bit puzzled. A statement from Columbia Pacific CCO relates to a breach affecting members of CareOregon and Health Share Oregon. Their notice is titled, “Alert: Some of your information was view… Continue reading Health Share of Oregon and CareOregon notify members of data breach
Caton Deuso reports: An orthopedic center with several locations in the Capital Region faces a $500,000 fine for failing to protect patient information. The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, said an investigation into Orthopedics NY LLP found t… Continue reading OrthopedicsNY fined $500K by NYS for patient data breach
There is tremendous public interest in the Epstein files. But be careful. Davey Winder of Forbes reports: Updated December 25 with warnings about malware associated with some Epstein Files distributions, as well as recommendations on how to prevent pe… Continue reading Hackers Unredact Epstein Files — What You Need To Know
Speaking of researchers being threatened or maligned for reporting breaches, see this story by Jessica Lyons in The Register: Researchers at Pen Test Partners found four flaws in Eurostar’s public AI chatbot that, among other security issues, cou… Continue reading Pen testers accused of ‘blackmail’ after reporting Eurostar chatbot flaws
Over the years, DataBreaches has been contacted by many people with requests for help notifying entities of data leaks or breaches. Some of the people who contact this site are cybercriminals, hoping to put pressure on their victims. Others are researc… Continue reading Condé Nast gets hacked, and DataBreaches gets “played” — Christmas lump of coal edition