Cybercriminals Target Medical Specialty Practices in Recent Hacks In a concerning trend, cybercriminals continue to exploit vulnerabilities within medical specialty practices in the United States, with two notable instances in recent weeks. An Illinois-based gastroenterology practice and a pulmonary practice in California were targeted, with attackers alleging they have accessed…
T-Mobile has reportedly contained a recent security breach, according to reports from credible sources. The company has faced scrutiny over a series of data breaches that have affected its customers in recent years, with allegations of as many as nine incidents occurring since 2019. This latest development raises eyebrows, as…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently levied a record £750,000 fine against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for what has been termed the “most significant data breach in the history of UK policing.” This unprecedented penalty followed the inadvertent disclosure of an Excel spreadsheet that contained the personal…
Data Breach at Germany’s Destatis Linked to Pro-Russian Hackers On November 15, 2024, Germany’s national statistics agency, Destatis, announced it had experienced a suspected data breach following a report linking the agency to an incident attributed to pro-Russian hackers. The agency’s statement indicated that it had received alerts regarding a…
Bridgeway Center Suffers Data Breach, Prompting Class Action Settlement for Affected Individuals In May 2024, Bridgeway Center experienced a significant data breach that compromised the personal information of numerous individuals. This unfortunate incident exposed sensitive data, including Social Security numbers and financial account details, placing affected parties at risk of…
Cyber-attacks targeting government entities and major business websites have become as prominent a threat as physical insurgency and terrorism. On October 2, 2024, a significant ransomware attack struck Uttarakhand, rendering the State Government’s operations nearly ineffective. Over 90 key government websites, including essential platforms such as the Chief Minister’s Helpline,…
In a significant data breach, the personal information of potentially hundreds of millions of individuals has been compromised following a cyberattack on National Public Data (NPD), a data brokerage firm based in the United States. Initial reports inaccurately claimed that 2.9 billion records had been breached; however, cybersecurity experts have…
Thompson Coburn Law Firm Data Breach Affects 300,000 Presbyterian Healthcare Patients getty A major data breach has occurred at Thompson Coburn LLP, a law firm representing Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), exposing sensitive personal information of more than 300,000 individuals. The incident has led to a class-action lawsuit filed on November…
In August 2024, a significant data breach reportedly exposed the sensitive personal information of an estimated 130 million to 170 million individuals across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. The breach originated from a South Florida data broker known as National Public Data (NPD), which fell victim to a…
