Hit by Conti ransomware in October, Medical Healthcare Solutions now notifying clients’ patients

On January 21, Medical Healthcare Solutions issued a statement on its website about a ransomware attack, although they do not state that it was a ransomware attack. Nor do they identify the incident as an attack by Conti, but it was. Medical Healthcare… Continue reading Hit by Conti ransomware in October, Medical Healthcare Solutions now notifying clients’ patients

Attorney General James Announces $600,000 Agreement with EyeMed After 2020 Data Breach

New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $600,000 agreement with EyeMed that resolves a 2020 data breach that compromised the personal information of approximately 2.1 million consumers nationwide, including 98,632 in New York state. E… Continue reading Attorney General James Announces $600,000 Agreement with EyeMed After 2020 Data Breach

Kings Plant Barn the latest retailer hit by click-and-collect data breach

Chris Keall reports: Kings Plant Barn has contacted customers about a security breach to FlexBooker, the internet-based system it uses to organise click-and-collect bookings. Names, email addresses and collection times were exposed. But the gardening c… Continue reading Kings Plant Barn the latest retailer hit by click-and-collect data breach

Mt: IT firm C-Planet fined €65,000 over massive voter data breach

Ivan Martin reports: An IT firm responsible for a massive leak of voter data has been fined €65,000 for data breaches. Data Protection Commissioner Ian Deguara issued the administrative penalty against C-Planet It Solutions Limited which was hired by t… Continue reading Mt: IT firm C-Planet fined €65,000 over massive voter data breach

Hackers disrupt payroll for thousands of employers — including hospitals

Becky Sullivan reports that the Kronos ransomware incident continues to disrupt payroll for employees around the country: A month-old ransomware attack is still causing administrative chaos for millions of people, including 20,000 public transit worker… Continue reading Hackers disrupt payroll for thousands of employers — including hospitals

Accellion reaches $8.1 mln settlement to resolve data breach litigation

Sara Merken reports:  Accellion Inc has reached an $8.1 million deal with a proposed nationwide class to end litigation over a breach of its legacy file transfer product, a platform that allowed companies to securely share large or sensitive files, acc… Continue reading Accellion reaches $8.1 mln settlement to resolve data breach litigation

Kronos hackers stole personal info of Metro-North workers, MTA says

David Meyer reports: Ransomware hackers who breached the network of MTA timeclock provider Kronos made off with the personal information of several current and former Metro-North employees, transit leadership said Thursday. “Kronos recently informed us… Continue reading Kronos hackers stole personal info of Metro-North workers, MTA says