cybersecurity
- The feds issued a warning to the healthcare industry regarding the Royal ransomware malware, which is used by several hacking groups.
- Ransom demands range from $250,000 to $2 million
- Joel Zubaid, Julian Rebiga, David Goran and Martin Mizrahi of California/Nevada,were arrested by federal law enforcement officers as grand jury indicted them for allegedly running a business e-mail
hacking scam that defrauded $9.2 million from a variety of businesses. - Kenosha Unified School District of Wisconsin notified an unknown number of students that their info was stolen after a ransomware attack by the Snatch Team.
- Uber Corp. is notifying an unknown number of users that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack by the UberLeaks hacking group.
- Morgan County School District of Colorado notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after cyber attack.
- Knox College of Illinois notified an unknown number of students that their info was stolen after ransomware attack by the Hive hacking group.
- New Vision Dental of Pasadena, CA paid $23,000 HIPAA fine for disclosing PHI when responding to Yelp reviews.
- Emory Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia notified 1,600 patients that their PHI was exposed when it was illegally accessed by a former employee.
- Healthcare Management Solutions LLC notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after data breach.
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center of Buffalo, NY announced a former nurse, Kelsey A. Mulvey, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for stealing PHI
- School Town of Munster in Indiana notified an unknown number of students that their info may have been exposed after a student hacked into network.
- Carpenter Shed Rehab of West Monroe, Mississippi notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after a break-in:
- Ouachita Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a Mississippi man last week after he allegedly broke in and destroyed several items.
- The suspect, Jake Williams, 22, of 2192 Parkplace Cove, Nesbit, Mississippi, was kicked out of the facility for threatening staff, according to the complaint
- The complainant said Williams returned later that day, went inside and broke a TV, computer monitor, printer, table and flipped over several pieces of furniture, which resulted in about $1,100-worth of damage.