Ransomware

Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Health Network To Pay $65M After Hackers Post Nude Photos Of Cancer Patients Online

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Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Health Network To Pay M After Hackers Post Nude Photos Of Cancer Patients Online

Lehigh Valley Health Network, a Pennsylvania healthcare system, has agreed to pay a $65 million settlement to victims of a February 2023 ransomware attack. Hackers had exposed sensitive medical information, including nude photos of cancer patients, leading to significant emotional distress and privacy violations. According to Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, the law firm representing the victims, … Read more

Dark web expert warned US hometown about big hack. The city is suing

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Dark web expert warned US hometown about big hack. The city is suing

Ransomware has long been plaguing American municipalities. It appeared to be another typical ransomware attack that impacted the city of Columbus, Ohio, this past July. The city’s response to the hack, however, was not, and it has cybersecurity and legal experts across the country questioning its motives. Connor Goodwolf (legal name is David Leroy Ross) is an … Read more

AT&T data breach affected nearly all customers after info downloaded to 3rd-party platform

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AT&T data breach affected nearly all customers after info downloaded to 3rd-party platform

The data of nearly all customers of the U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally.  The breach, most of which took place over five months in 2022, hit customers of AT&T’s cellular … Read more

Trying to buy a car? Your dealership might be recovering from a cyberattack

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Trying to buy a car? Your dealership might be recovering from a cyberattack

Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector. CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in Canada and the U.S., was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks Wednesday. That led to … Read more

Ransomware attack on England’s health system highlights life-threatening impact of cybercrime

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Ransomware attack on England’s health system highlights life-threatening impact of cybercrime

The National Health Service in England is urging people with universal blood types to donate after a ransomware attack disrupted hospitals’ ability to match patients — underlining how cyberattacks can have serious and potentially life-threatening impacts. On June 3, hackers targeted pathology services provider Synnovis with ransomware. Ransomware attacks encrypt a company’s computer system, rendering it inoperable … Read more

Companies advised not to pay if hit by Akira ransomware

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Companies advised not to pay if hit by Akira ransomware

RECOMMENDED MEASURES The authorities advised companies to implement and regularly monitor the compliance of several mitigation measures and policies in order to reduce the risks and impact of a ransomware incident. Organisations should enforce strong password policies requiring the use of strong passwords or passphrases requiring at least 12 characters with mixed composition- upper case letter, lower … Read more

London Drugs stores remain closed after ‘cybersecurity incident’

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London Drugs stores remain closed after ‘cybersecurity incident’

All London Drugs stores remained closed across Western Canada on Tuesday morning, two days after the B.C.-based company announced it was dealing with a “cybersecurity incident.” A statement issued by the company at 7:20 a.m. PT Tuesday said its stores “will remain temporarily closed … until further notice while continuing to provide customers with urgent pharmacy care.” … Read more

Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company owned by chief executive’s spouse

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Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company owned by chief executive’s spouse

Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to be taken private after agreeing to a sweetened offer from a holding company connected to its largest shareholder. The retailer says its agreement will see Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments L.P. pay $2.50 per share in cash for the stake in Indigo they do not … Read more