The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported a hacking incident that affected 236,000 individuals, potentially including any current or former inmate who since 2008 received a mental health diagnosis while incarcerated.
After an international law enforcement operation shuttered stolen data forum RaidForums in February, one of its power users launched a replacement called Breached. Within months, the English-language forum has amassed more stolen records and nearly as many users as its predecessor.
Banking regulators are looking for ways to tackle authorized payment scams, such as spreading the risk to other banks. In a new report on how eight countries are handling this fraud, researcher Ken Palla advises banks to focus on reimbursing victims and preventing the theft.
Who's been disrupting ransomware operations' data leak sites by targeting them with distributed denial-of-service attacks? No one has yet claimed credit for the ongoing disruptions and slowdowns, but one likely theory is that rival operations are attempting to cause each other pain.
The world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform is bankrolling a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Treasury's sanctions against Tornado Cash. The cryptocurrency mixer is a favored tool of North Korean crypto thieves, who use it to launder stolen funds.
A Michigan law firm recently told regulators about a hacking incident discovered nearly a year ago that has affected the protected health information of more than 255,000 individuals, including members of a Michigan health plan. Some of the compromised data was a decade old.
A Colorado-based urology practice agreed to compensate nearly 138,000 individuals affected by a September 2021 hacking incident under the terms of a potential multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit settlement. The settlement is headed for final court approval next month.
California legislators passed a bill banning companies headquartered in the state that provide "electronic communications services" from providing records, information or other assistance to law enforcement in other states related to investigations of reproductive services, such as abortion.
Clearwater has completed its purchase of healthcare cyber firm CynergisTek to give hospitals and physicians a broader range of security technology and services. Joining forces will give clients access to Clearwater's endpoint and logging technology and risk analysis and schematic services.
A former employee of multistate senior living chain Avamere Health Services LLC has filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of negligence and other allegations in the wake of a hacking incident affecting her as well as 381,000 employees and patients.
Applying international laws used for armed conflicts to the cyber domain remains elusive because of a lack of precedent and poor visibility in cyberspace. This uncertainty and a failure to establish rules means cyber law hasn't grown as other legal fields have, a defense expert says.
They’re necessary contributors to the business ecosystem, but there’s risk associated with third-party remote access, including bad actors lurking around every access point.
An apparent ransomware incident involving a printing and mailing vendor affects more than double the number of people originally reported as being affected, and the total now nearly reaches 2.7 million individuals. Why are so many vendors reporting huge breaches?
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Idaho-based data broker Kochava Inc., alleging the company collects and sells sensitive geolocation data, including information about visits to reproductive health clinics. Kochava's actions are an unfair marketplace practice, the FTC says.
As ransomware continues to pummel organizations left, right and center, two states have responded by banning certain types of ransom payments, and more look set to soon follow suit. But experts warn such bans could have "terrible consequences," leading to costlier and more complicated recovery.
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