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Lee University notifies 137K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Lee University in Tennessee this week confirmed it notified 136,928 people of a March 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers (e.g. driver’s license, passport) Financial info including credit and debit card numbers Medical info Lee University first announced it suffered a “security incident” on March 22, 2024. Ransomware gang Medusa…
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Warning issued over ‘fast flux’ techniques used to obscure malicious signals on compromised networks
Organizations are at risk of falling prey to a common network vulnerability that allows threat actors to evade detection and spread malware with impunity, law enforcement agencies have warned. ‘Fast flux’ is a domain-based technique used to hide communications sent by malware to its command and control (C2) infrastructure – the malicious servers that send out updates and new directions…
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Have I Been Pwned owner Troy Hunt’s mailing list compromised in phishing attack
Troy Hunt, the security blogger behind data breach site Have I Been Pwned, has fallen victim to a phishing attack targeting his email subscriber list. In a blog post disclosing the incident, Hunt described how the attack took place, with screen shots of the phishing email, which purported to come from his email marketing provider, Mailchimp. The trap used a…
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Western Alliance Bank notifies 22K people of data breach that compromised SSNs
Western Alliance Bank over the weekend confirmed it notified 21,899 people about an October 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth Financial account numbers Driver’s license numbers Tax ID numbers Passport Ransomware gang Clop claimed responsibility for the breach. This is one of several recent breaches claimed by Clop related to its…
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Multi-billion dollar energy investment firm notifies hundreds of a data breach that compromised SSNs
Luxembourg energy investment firm Ikav Energy this week confirmed it notified hundreds of Americans about a December 2024 data breach that compromised their names and Social Security numbers. Ikav notified 722 people in Texas and 15 in Massachusetts of the breach, with more victims expected as more states disclose their own breach figures. Ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for the…
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Accounting firm Legacy Professionals notifies 191K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, health info
Accounting firm Legacy Professionals this week confirmed it notified 190,818 people about an April 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical treatments, and health insurance info. Ransomware gang LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack in August 2024, when it gave Legacy Professionals two weeks to pay an undisclosed sum in ransom. Legacy Professionals has…
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Carolina Arthritis notifies 37K patients of data breach that compromised medical info & SSNs
Carolina Arthritis Associates has issued 36,961 patients with a data breach letter following a cyber attack in September 2024. The attack was claimed by ransomware gang ThreeAM. The data breach involves: Dates of birth Medical treatment or procedure information Medical record numbers Medical provider names Social security numbers The North Carolina health center explains that the breach occurred following a…
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Cedar Falls, IA notifies 3,534 residents of data breach that compromised SSNs
The city of Cedar Falls, Iowa yesterday confirmed it notified 3,534 Iowans of a June 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal data: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth Driver’s license numbers Vehicle license plate numbers Vehicle identification numbers (VINs) Health information The notice sent to victims attributes the data breach to a June 19, 2024 ransomware attack.…
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Detroit PBS notifies 1,700 of data breach that compromised SSNs, passwords, financial and medical info
Detroit PBS over the weekend confirmed it notified 1,694 people about an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following private info: Names Social Security numbers Passwords and usernames Medical info Health insurance info Addresses Employer ID numbers Driver’s license numbers The public broadcaster says unauthorized users accessed its systems between August 12 and August 31, 2024. Ransomware gang Qilin…
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Great Plains Bank notifies 7K+ people of data breach that compromised SSNs
Great Plains Bank Corporation, the parent company of Great Plains National Bank, yesterday confirmed it notified 7,767 people about a November 2024 data breach that compromised names and Social Security numbers. Ransomware gang Akira claimed responsibility for the attack on December 16, 2024, saying it stole 18 GB of data from Great Plains National Bank. The group further claims to…
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