Month: February 2025
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New York Blood Center Enterprises Grappling with Ransomware Attack
A ransomware group has attacked another U.S. blood donation organization. New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) is one of the…
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2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report
Large healthcare data breaches continue to be reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil…
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Study Reveals 88% of Companies Experienced a Ransomware Attack Last Year
A recent survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Illumio, a zero-trust segmentation platform provider, revealed 88% of…
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Mulkay Cardiology Consultants Agrees Settlement to Resolve Ransomware-related Lawsuit
In Early November 2023, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants in New Jersey announced it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack that…
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More Than 1.7 Billion Individuals Had Personal Data Compromised in 2024
There was a slight fall (1%) in data compromises in 2024, although only 44 fewer than last year’s record-breaking total.…
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Settlement Resolves Rise Interactive Media & Analytics Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit
The digital marketing agency Rise Interactive Media -& Analytics has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed in response…
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SonicWall & Apple Issue Patches for Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Hackers are exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series appliances. SonicWall customers should ensure…
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New York Legislature Passes Health Information Privacy Act
The New York Assembly and Senate have passed the New York Health Information Privacy Act to improve privacy protections for…
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Backdoor Identified in Contec CMS8000 Patient Monitors That Transmits Patient Data
A remote code execution vulnerability and a hidden backdoor have been identified in the firmware of widely used patient monitors…
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NorthBay Healthcare Notifies 569K Individuals About February 2024 Data Breach
NorthBay Healthcare Corporation, a nonprofit healthcare system that operates two hospitals — NorthBay Medical Center -& NorthBay VacaValley Hospital —…