On June 1, 2025, the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association reported that Serviceaide, a provider of AI-powered healthcare software, had suffered a data breach that led to at least six federal class-action lawsuits. The breach was caused by an unsecured database that exposed the protected health information of 483,000 patients of Catholic Health in Buffalo, New York….
Ambrose Li reports: The local arm of international charity Oxfam violated the data protection law following a leak in July that potentially affected 550,000 people, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog ruled in an investigation report on Thursday. […] “The privacy commissioner considered that Oxfam had not taken all practicable steps to ensure that the personal data…
Voice of Nigeria reports: The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has announced a collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to establish a robust data protection framework within the healthcare sector. This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr. Itunu Dosekun, Head of the NDPC Media Unit….
What are IABs? Initial Access Brokers (IABs) specialize in gaining unauthorized entry into computer systems and networks, then selling that access to other cybercriminals. This division of labor allows IABs to concentrate on their core expertise: exploiting vulnerabilities through methods like social engineering and brute-force attacks. By selling access, they significantly mitigate the
Pierluigi Paganini reports: Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend. According to the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the incident affected around 1,000 computer systems across the central organization and 10 of its 11 regional offices. The attack disrupted IT assets, including GIS servers,……
Here is today’s reminder of the insider threat. Street Insider reports: ALT5 Sigma Corporation filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court on November 4 against Wellington Peel, LLC, Jean-Francois Amyot, Hugues Benoit and Prime Delta Corp., seeking a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief related to alleged unauthorized access of company information. The company discovered……
An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a “rare dual-threat.” “The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid,” Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling,…
