- The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unleashed the Volt Typhoon cyberespionage malware attack on US government infrastructure on the island of Guam.
- “Microsoft assess with moderate confidence that this CCP campaign is pursuing development of capabilities that could disrupt critical communications between US and Asia region during future crises”
- Cadwallader Wickersham and Taft Law Firm of New York City, NY notified 93,000 clients that their info may have been exposed after cyber attack.
- Apria Healthcare, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, notified 1.8 million patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- PillPack, a division of Amazon, notified 20,000 patient customers that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
- San Diego Unified School District of California notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after cyber attack.
- DraftKings sports betting site admitted that a teen hackers was able to break in and steal $600,000.
- Newport News Public Library of Virginia notified an unknown number of members that their info was compromised after cyber attack.
- The State of Louisiana notified an unknown number of residents that their info may have been exposed after a number of state agencies were hit by cyber attack.
- Indiana University notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after breach.
- The Buckley King Law Firm of Ohio notified an unknown number of clients that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack.
- TikTok’s parent, ByteDance of China, admitted:
- Chinese engineers write source code for app
- Could not guarantee that the code does not offer “back door” access to Chinese Communist Party government to access US customer information
- Legacy Health of Oregon is facing a federal $75,000 lawsuit as a result of a former employee illegally sharing the PHI of a deceased burn patient.
- PracticeFirst of New York agreed to pay $550,000 to settle lawsuit as a result of a breach that exposed PHI of 1.2 million patients.
- Point32Health, aka Tufts Health Plan Insurance or Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Insurance, headquartered in Massachusetts, notified an unknown number of patient members that their PHI may have been exposed after data breach.
- OrthoVirginia stated it took 18 months to recover from Ryuk ransomware attack.
- Peachtree Orthopedics of Georgia notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
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