Westend Dental agrees to pay Indiana $350K and to implement corrective action plan to settle charges of multiple HIPAA violations

TechCrunch recently did its annual write-up of badly handled data security incidents.  The following wasn’t in it but is one of the worst security and privacy failures that I’ve ever read, and that’s saying a lot. This case stems from… Continue reading Westend Dental agrees to pay Indiana $350K and to implement corrective action plan to settle charges of multiple HIPAA violations

Pittsburgh Regional Transit dealing with ransomware attack that slowed light rail system last week

One unfortunate holiday tradition seems to be that ransomware groups will attack at holiday times when entities are less likely to have full IT support from staff.  One attack, however, reportedly started last week. Ed Blazina reports: What Pittsburgh … Continue reading Pittsburgh Regional Transit dealing with ransomware attack that slowed light rail system last week

Python Malware in Zebo-0.1.0 and Cometlogger-0.1 Found Stealing User Data

Fortinet discovers two malicious Python packages, Zebo-0.1.0 and Cometlogger-0.1, designed to steal data, capture keystrokes, and gain system control. Learn about their malicious behavior and how to protect yourself Continue reading Python Malware in Zebo-0.1.0 and Cometlogger-0.1 Found Stealing User Data