ransomware-attacks

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

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