A breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 1.6 million patients of a Puerto Rico-based clearinghouse has led to a $250,000 financial settlement with federal regulations for multiple HIPAA violations. The 2019 leak has cost Inmediata Health $2.7 million in fines and civil settlements.
A Massachusetts hospital is notifying 316,000 people that their information was compromised in a cyberattack discovered nearly a year ago during Christmas 2023. Cybercriminal group Money Message claimed that it stole 600 gigabytes data, posting patient and employee records on the darkweb.
A threat actor who claims to have stolen 16 million customer records from HDFC Life is demanding a $6.9 million ransom to keep from selling it on the darkweb. The stolen records of the Indian insurance giant are being advertised for sale beginning Dec. 6 for 200,000 tether, or $200,000.
This week, Microsoft previews its latest attempt to introduce AI-enabled Windows Recall - now with added privacy features; over 1,000 cybercrime suspects busted in Africa; regulators report "smart" device update promises often missing; and Florida IT professional caught spying for China.
The Australian government's proposed cybersecurity legislation passed both houses of the Parliament on Monday, formalizing the government's strategy to boost ransomware payment reporting, mandate basic cybersecurity standards for connected devices and enhance critical infrastructure security.
An Illinois gastroenterology practice and a California pulmonary practice are among the latest medical specialty groups targeted by cybercriminals who claim to have their patients' sensitive health information. Attacks on such specialty healthcare practices appear to be rising, some experts said.
An Oklahoma hospital quickly restored its IT systems after a ransomware attack in September, but the 62-bed hospital could not recover some data and later learned that hackers may have accessed the personal information of 133,000 people. The attack is the latest involving a small rural hospital.
A hacking incident at Thompson Coburn, a national law firm based in Missouri, has affected an unspecified number of patients of a healthcare sector client, Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico. But a big unanswered question is whether other clients were affected.
Australia's Western Sydney University said hackers breached its student management system and data warehouse to steal students' demographic and enrollment information in the third data theft incident of 2024. The hacker gained unauthorized access by compromising an IT account.
A Colorado-based pathology laboratory is notifying more than 1.8 million patients that their sensitive information was compromised in an April hack, one of the largest breaches reported by a medical testing lab to U.S. federal regulators to date. Ransomware gang Medusa is blamed for the attack.
Indian health insurance giant Star Health and Allied Insurance Company has absolved its chief information security officer of any wrongdoing related to a recent data breach, but for the 31.2 million customers whose data was compromised, there is no clear resolution in sight.
In this episode of Information Security Media Group's new monthly series, "Insights APAC," ISMG editors discuss the top cybersecurity developments in the region, including a mega breach of healthcare records in India and how experts are tacking fraud and money laundering in the Asia-Pacific.
Ransomware gang BianLian has listed Boston Children's Health Physicians - a pediatric group that practices in New York and Connecticut - on its dark web site, threatening to release stolen patient and employee data. The practice said the September incident involved an IT vendor.
The U.K. government's proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is a "good step forward" to encourage ransomware incident reporting, said Ciaran Martin, the former NCSC chief. But he said the success of the new regulations also hinges on the support mechanism for cyber victims.
A network of family health centers, a public medical center and a plastic surgery practice with nearly 180 years of combined service are among the latest healthcare groups reporting major data theft incidents to regulators. The three hacks affected nearly 740,000 patients and employees.
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