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Washington sues T-Mobile over 2021 data breach that spilled 79 million customer records

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The U.S. state of Washington has sued T-Mobile over allegations the phone giant failed to secure the personal data of millions of state residents prior to an August 2021 data breach, which went on to affect more than 79 million customers across the United States. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Washington attorney general Bob […]

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Chinese government hackers reportedly targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office during December cyberattack

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Chinese government hackers targeted the U.S. Treasury’s highly sensitive sanctions office during a December cyberattack, according to reports. According to The Washington Post, the state-sponsored hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a government department that imposes economic and trade sanctions against countries and individuals, to potentially access information on Chinese organizations that

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Ransomware attack on health giant Ascension hits 5.6 million patients

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A May ransomware attack on Ascension, a U.S. healthcare giant with more than 140 hospitals and dozens of senior living facilities, allowed hackers to steal personal and sensitive health information on 5.6 million patients, according to a new filing with Maine’s attorney general. The cyberattack caused widespread disruption across its hospital system, with some staff

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Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers

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GPS tracking firm Hapn is exposing the names of thousands of its customers due to a website bug, TechCrunch has learned. A security researcher alerted TechCrunch in late November to customer names and affiliations — such as the name of their workplace — spilling from one of Hapn’s servers, which TechCrunch has seen.  Hapn, formerly

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Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans

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The U.S. state of Nebraska has sued the healthtech giant Change Healthcare over a series of alleged security failings that resulted in a historical data breach exposing the sensitive health information of at least 100 million Americans.  In a complaint filed this week, Nebraska’s attorney general Mike Hilgers claims UnitedHealth-owned Change Healthcare failed to implement

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Texas medical school says hackers stole sensitive health data of 1.4 million individuals

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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center confirmed hackers accessed the personal and sensitive health data of over 1.4 million individuals during a September cyberattack. The cyberattack, which also affected TTUHSC’s El Paso campus, saw attackers steal information including Social Security numbers, financial account information, government-issued ID details, and health information — including medical records

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Called your doctor after-hours? ConnectOnCall hackers may have stolen your medical data

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ConnectOnCall is alerting almost a million individuals whose personal and health information was stolen in a May data breach. ConnectOnCall, owned by healthcare tech company Phreesia, provides a digital answering service to healthcare providers for handling calls from patients outside of working hours. The May breach involves information shared between patients and doctor’s offices that

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