Oak Valley Hospital District notifies more than 280,000 patients of data breach

On September 15, Oak Valley Hospital District in California notified the state and HHS of a data security incident that began on April 21 and was first discovered on July 18. According to its notification, a copy of which is also posted on its website,… Continue reading Oak Valley Hospital District notifies more than 280,000 patients of data breach

Data breaches put domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, UK Information Commissioner warns

From the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office: Warning comes after the ICO reprimands seven organisations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. Most cases related to organisations inappropriately disclosin… Continue reading Data breaches put domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, UK Information Commissioner warns

Ransomware group claimed to have hit a New Jersey cardiology group. Did they?

On September 2, the NoEscape ransomware group added Mulkay Cardiology Consultants to their leak site and claimed to have successfully encrypted them. “We have 60GB of confidential and personal data on more than 30,000 patients, scans, doctor&#821… Continue reading Ransomware group claimed to have hit a New Jersey cardiology group. Did they?

Pain Care Specialists may be feeling the pain of a ransomware attack

It appears that Pain Care Specialists in Oregon became the victim of an attack by AlphV. The threat actors added the medical entity to their leak site earlier today with some files with personal information on employees and patients. AlphV’s list… Continue reading Pain Care Specialists may be feeling the pain of a ransomware attack

Visiting Physician’s Network in Texas silent about ransomware attack and incident response

One of the newer ransomware groups to open a leak site is “ThreeAM.” Bleeping Computer recently reported that the ThreeAM malware is written in Rust, and on at least one occasion, researchers discovered that when LockBit failed, ThreeAM (ak… Continue reading Visiting Physician’s Network in Texas silent about ransomware attack and incident response

More victims of MOVEit breach are revealed: Nuance discloses for covered entities.

Add yet one more business associate to those affected by the Clop attack on Progress Software MOVEiT. Nuance has disclosed that it was affected by the May attacks. Although no number was revealed, the Microsoft-owned technology firm stated it was discl… Continue reading More victims of MOVEit breach are revealed: Nuance discloses for covered entities.