Securing your network for the holidays
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Radiology practice reportedly working with FBI after ‘data security incident’
Bys sMarty Stempniak reports: A Pacific Northwest radiology practice has reportedly worked with the FBI following a recent “data security incident.” Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists posted a notice of the matter on its website March 26. The Bellingham, Washington-based group said it first noticed the network disruption around Jan. 25, immediately engaging outside forensic specialists…
Missing Risk Analysis Cost NY CPA Firm $175K—But Not the Big Group Whose Data Was Breached in 2019
Bys sTheresa Defino reports: Covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) might be forgiven if the most recent HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA enforcement action evoked little more than a yawn. Yes, the $175,000 payment isn’t a particularly large amount, and the sole alleged violation is a retread. Actually, it’s the 10th in OCR’s……
Researchers Expose New Intel CPU Flaws Enabling Memory Leaks and Spectre v2 Attacks
Bys sResearchers at ETH Zürich have discovered yet another security flaw that they say impacts all modern Intel CPUs and causes them to leak sensitive data from memory, showing that the vulnerability known as Spectre continues to haunt computer systems after more than seven years. The vulnerability, referred to as Branch Privilege Injection (BPI), “can be…
Courts Are Still Willing To Dismiss Data Breach Lawsuits for Lack of Standing
Bys sRaika Casey and Alexis Opper of BakerHostetler write: In data breach litigation, courts generally find plaintiffs have standing such that their complaints may proceed past the pleading stage when it is alleged that sensitive information was impacted and there is an allegation of dark web exposure, misuse or fraud. However, a few courts have recently…
New Malware Campaign Uses Cracked Software to Spread Lumma and ACR Stealer
Bys sCybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that leverages cracked versions of software as a lure to distribute information stealers like Lumma and ACR Stealer. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) said it has observed a spike in the distribution volume of ACR Stealer since January 2025. A notable aspect of the stealer malware…
Microsoft Secures MSA Signing with Azure Confidential VMs Following Storm-0558 Breach
Bys sMicrosoft on Monday announced that it has moved the Microsoft Account (MSA) signing service to Azure confidential virtual machines (VMs) and that it’s also in the process of migrating the Entra ID signing service as well. The disclosure comes about seven months after the tech giant said it completed updates to Microsoft Entra ID and…