Collaborate Disseminate
The Post and Courier proudly declares itself the main daily newspaper in the South, with a heritage going back to The Courier, founded in 1803, and The Evening Post, founded in 1896. Over its history, The Post and Courier has covered many news stories…. Continue reading The Post and Courier hacked; Black Suit claims to have 500 GB of data.
Christopher Snowbeck of the Star Tribune in Minnesota is doing some great reporting on the Change Healthcare UnitedHealth Group cyberattack. Yesterday, he did a write-up on a Minneapolis therapy clinic suing Change Healthcare. He reports, in part: Twin… Continue reading Lawsuits mount and cyberattack could cost UnitedHealth Group up to $1.6B this year
UPDATE: Sometime earlier today, after my communication with RansomHub, they removed the April 15 update described in the post from their listing. It has now been replaced with a note: Change HealthCare – OPTUM Group – United HealthCare Gro… Continue reading Data allegedly from Change Healthcare ransomware attack raises more questions than answers (1)
It’s not the first time a big hospitality chain has pushed back against the Federal Trade Commission in an investigation over a data breach, but it’s happening again. Richard N. Velotta reports that MGM Resorts International has sued the FT… Continue reading MGM Resorts sues FTC, agency chair over cyberattack investigation
Christopher Snowbeck reports on how the Change Healthcare attack has affected one clinic in Minnesota. His report provides a good illustration of the issues raised by a recent AMA survey of some physicians, reported here previously. From his reporting:… Continue reading Minneapolis therapy clinic sues over cyberattack at UnitedHealth subsidiary
Eric Geller reports: As U.S. hospitals struggle to pay their employees amid a cyberattack that knocked out a major payment vendor, a powerful Democratic senator is seizing the moment to push for better security in the sorely vulnerable healthcare secto… Continue reading Prominent US senator sees new momentum for healthcare cybersecurity push
As many people suspected, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the target of a ransomware attack in March. Omni first described the incident as a chain-wide “outage” due to IT issues. By April 1, guests were losing patience with the “outage…. Continue reading Omni Hotels & Resorts attack claimed by Daixin Team; 3.5 million guests’ data stolen (2)
Four months after law enforcement took down AlphV’s leak site and disrupted their operations, AlphV has not recovered. The damage from law enforcement in December was one factor. Then, in March, a self-described affiliate claimed that AlphV had g… Continue reading More Woes for Change Healthcare and Patients
SuspectFile reports: The American Renal Associates (ARA) provides care to patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and is one of the largest dialysis service providers in the United States. In a previous article, we reported on the theft … Continue reading Update: American Renal Associates Data Breach Exposes Over 37,700 Individuals: Medusa Exfiltrates 5TB+ Data
Steve Alder reports: A lawsuit against CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield that was filed in response to a 2014 data breach has had a contract class certified by a federal judge, 9 years after legal action was initiated. The lawsuit can now proceed and more… Continue reading Contract Class Certified in CareFirst Data Breach Lawsuit 9 Years After Legal Action was Initiated