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Ransomware attack caused ongoing Napa Valley College internet and phone system outage

https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/ransomware-attack-caused-ongoing-napa-valley-college-internet-and-phone-system-outage/article_8bc46c5a-f410-11ec-bca2-e35eddc616de.html The Napa Valley College website and network systems were knocked offline as the result of a ransomware attack roughly two weeks ago, a spokesperson for the school has confirmed. Napavalley.edu was still dark as of Saturday afternoon , as NVC continued an investigation that began shortly after the site vanished Read more…

Malware is a Growing Problem Raising New Concerns for Businesses

https://www.idagent.com/blog/malware-is-a-growing-problem-raising-new-concerns-for-businesses/ Businesses face many cyber threats in today’s volatile risk landscape, but malware and its adjunct ransomware are always top concerns for IT professionals. There’s a very good reason for that. Malware infections can cause massive damage and lead to major problems like lost revenue, bloated payroll hours, big incident response bills, loss Read more…

Atrium notifies patients of phishing attack

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/atrium-notifies-patients-of-phishing-attack-potentially-exposing-their-info.html Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health notified patients that an April phishing attack on its home health service may have exposed their protected health information.  On April 8, Atrium said it learned that an unauthorized user gained access via a phishing tactic to an Atrium Health at Home employee’s email and messaging account Read more…

Flagstar reports data breach affecting 1.5 million clients

Hackers stole social security numbers in December, but the company determined individuals affected after six months Hackers stole the personal information of 1,547,169 clients of Michigan-based Flagstar Bank in December, according to a document sent by the financial institution to the Office of the Maine Attorney General. The cyberattack occurred on Dec. Read more…

Baptist Health System Announces Data Breach Affecting Patients of Two San Antonio-Area Hospitals

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/baptist-health-system-announces-data-7151699/ Recently, Baptist Health System confirmed that the company experienced a data breach stemming from an incident in which an unauthorized party gained access to the company’s computer network after installing a line of malicious code on the System’s website. According to the Baptist Medical Center, the breach resulted in the Read more…

Oversight Leads to Data Breach at Choice Health Insurance

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/oversight-leads-to-data-breach-at-3910791/ Recently, Choice Health Insurance reported a data breach after the company discovered that an unauthorized party was offering data obtained from the Choice Health systems for sale on a popular hackers’ website. According to Choice Health, the breach resulted in the full names, Social Security numbers, Medicare information and health Read more…