Cybersecurity
- Denton County of Texas notified 1,286,106 patients that their PHI may have been exposed after it was inadvertently exposed online from a COVID-19 database.
- The FBI published a warning to businesses in the U.S. of an expected increase in ransomware attacks during upcoming holiday season.
- Beaumont Health of Michigan notified 1,500 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber security incident.
- Tech Republic magazine reports that “Cybercriminals are holding schools ransom for billions and some are paying up”
- Ponemon Institute publishes results of survey that shows over half of firms find it impossible or very difficult to prevent insider caused breaches.
- The FBI published report warning the Agriculture vertical that hackers plan on attacking their businesses with ransomware.
- Cetera Corp. of El Segundo, CA notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed during recent data breach.
- Career Group of Los Angeles, CA notified 49,000 customers that their info was exposed after ransomware attack.
- An un-named credit union in New York City, NY notified 20,000 customers that their info was exposed by a former employee.
- The Police Department of Dallas, TX notified an unknown number of citizens that their info was exposed after it was accessed by employee.
- Rapid7 Security announced that hackers can remotely disarm Fortress Security home security systems.
- The Department of Defense notified 38 patients that their PHI was illegally access by 1,310 individuals.
- City of Deerfield in North Carolina notified an unknown number of residents that their info was exposed after a data breach.
- Dallas Independent School District of Texas notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after cyber attack.
- Coalinga State Hospital of California notified 1,800 patients that their PHI was exposed after data security breach.
- Syracuse University of New York notified 10,000 students that their info was exposed after data breach.
- Sandhills Center of North Carolina notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was stolen after ransomware attack.