MN: Apple Valley Clinic notifies 157,939 patients about Netgain Technology breach

In November, 2020, cloud IT services provider Netgain Technology LLC experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in them taking some of their data centers offline. In December and January, they began notifying some of their clients. In January, Ramse… Continue reading MN: Apple Valley Clinic notifies 157,939 patients about Netgain Technology breach

Report: Draft Executive Order to Require Software Vendors to Notify Federal Customers of Cyber Breaches

Jane Edwards reports: A draft of an executive order would direct software companies to inform federal agency clients in the event of a cyber attack within their organizations, keep more digital records and work with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure… Continue reading Report: Draft Executive Order to Require Software Vendors to Notify Federal Customers of Cyber Breaches

NC: Lexington Medical Center discloses vendor’s patient records data breach

Richard Craver reports: Lexington Medical Center said Friday that some patients have been affected by a data breach into the information technology platform of former third-party vendor Healthgrades Operating Co. Inc. The hospital said affected patient… Continue reading NC: Lexington Medical Center discloses vendor’s patient records data breach

Public Notice: State Auditor’s Office efforts regarding Accellion data security

Public Notice: State Auditor’s Office efforts regarding Accellion data security breach As reported, a security breach at Accellion, a third-party file transfer service impacted the Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO) in late December 2020. SAO firs… Continue reading Public Notice: State Auditor’s Office efforts regarding Accellion data security

County auditor states CIC software for timeclock has been down since last Tuesday

Danielle Linton-Hatfield reports: During a regular Saline County Commission meeting held on Thursday, March 25, Auditor Karlin Breshears explained the CIC software server for the Saline County Courthouse has been down since last Tuesday, March 16. [&#8… Continue reading County auditor states CIC software for timeclock has been down since last Tuesday

Threat actors leak files with protected health information from U. Miami

In December and January, threat actors successfully exploited multiple vulnerabilities in an older file transfer system by Accellion. A number of Accellion’s clients subsequently found themselves on the receiving end of extortion demands to eithe… Continue reading Threat actors leak files with protected health information from U. Miami

Vengeful IT Contractor Sentenced to Two Years for Deleting Carlsbad Company’s Microsoft User Accounts

March 22 — Deepanshu Kher was sentenced today in federal court to two years in prison for accessing the server of a Carlsbad Company and deleting over 1,200 over the company’s 1,500 Microsoft User Accounts. According to court documents, Kher was … Continue reading Vengeful IT Contractor Sentenced to Two Years for Deleting Carlsbad Company’s Microsoft User Accounts