Optus loses court bid to keep report into cause of cyber-attack secret

Josh Taylor reports a win for transparency: Optus has lost a bid in the federal court to keep secret a report on the cause of the 2022 cyber-attack – which resulted in the personal information of about 10 million customers being exposed – after a judge… Continue reading Optus loses court bid to keep report into cause of cyber-attack secret

Ransomware attack under investigation at Pulaski County Public Schools

The district’s Facebook notice on November 7: Dear Pulaski County Public Schools Community: Pulaski County Public Schools has unfortunately become the victim of a cybercriminal attack. On Sunday, we discovered irregularities in our systems. PCPS … Continue reading Ransomware attack under investigation at Pulaski County Public Schools

Mulkay Cardiology Consultants notifies almost 80,000 of ransomware attack

On Friday, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants at Holy Name Medical Center (“Mulkay”) notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office of an incident they discovered at the beginning of September. According to their report, a total of 79,582 pe… Continue reading Mulkay Cardiology Consultants notifies almost 80,000 of ransomware attack

Data of 171,871 Deer Oaks Behavioral Health clients and employees dumped by ransomware group

Deer Oaks Behavioral Health in Texas is a behavioral health services provider of psychological and psychiatric services to residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities. On October 31, they issued a substitute notice on their website about… Continue reading Data of 171,871 Deer Oaks Behavioral Health clients and employees dumped by ransomware group

Summit Health has hundreds of locations. Were they victims of a cyberattack by LockBit3.0?

Summit Health is a for-profit, multi-specialty medical practice headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. It describes itself as a “physician-driven, patient-centric network committed to simplifying the complexities of health care and bringi… Continue reading Summit Health has hundreds of locations. Were they victims of a cyberattack by LockBit3.0?

Jeffco Public Schools hit by the same threat actors that hit Clark County School District — and via the same way

How many school districts have to get massively hacked by the same method before the U.S. Department of Education, CISA, and states start really pressuring public school districts to address well-known vulnerabilities that are being exploited?  Maybe t… Continue reading Jeffco Public Schools hit by the same threat actors that hit Clark County School District — and via the same way

AU: ‘Curious’ pharmacist spied on patient records at The Alfred

Lachlan Abbott reports: About 7000 Alfred Health patients are victims of a privacy breach after a pharmacist working at Victoria’s leading trauma hospital accessed personal medical records without authorisation. Alfred Health wrote to every patient aff… Continue reading AU: ‘Curious’ pharmacist spied on patient records at The Alfred

Boeing Confirms ‘Cyber Incident’ from LockBit Hacking Group

Rojoef Manuel reports: Boeing has confirmed a “cyber incident” in its parts and distributions business days after a ransomware group published threats against the company. The acknowledgment came after LockBit hackers said on Friday they had tapped “a … Continue reading Boeing Confirms ‘Cyber Incident’ from LockBit Hacking Group