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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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Travel tech company Sabre notifies 30K people about data breach that compromised SSNs
Software maker Sabre yesterday confirmed it notified 29,590 people about a July 2022 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth Employment info Financial account numbers ID cards such as passports and driver’s licenses Signatures Ransomware gang Dunghill Leak claimed responsibility for the July 2022 attack, but Sabre didn’t discover the breach until…
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Massachusetts hospital notifies 316,000 people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical and financial info
Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts yesterday confirmed it notified 316,342 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Demographic info Medical info Health insurance info Driver’s license number Financial info “Other” personal or health info Ransomware gang Money Message claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it stole 500 GB of data…
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Houston home healthcare service notifies 22K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Houston home healthcare company In-Home Attendant Services yesterday confirmed it notified 22,100 people about an October 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID number (e.g. driver’s license, passport) Financial account numbers Credit and debit card numbers Medical info Health insurance info Dates of birth Mailing addresses “Other” info In-Home Attendant Services on…
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Great Plains Regional Medical Center notifies 133K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info
Great Plains Regional Medical Center over the weekend confirmed it notified 133,149 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised patients’ names, Social Security numbers, health insurance info, clinical treatment info, driver’s license numbers, and demographic details. GPRMC says it suffered a ransomware attack, though no cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility yet. “This investigation showed that an unknown person…
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US govt officials’ communications compromised in recent telecom hack
CISA and the FBI confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the “private communications” of a “limited number” of government officials after breaching multiple U.S. broadband providers. The attackers also stole other information from the companies’ compromised systems, including information related to customer call records and law enforcement requests. “Specifically, we have identified that PRC-affiliated actors have compromised networks at multiple telecommunications…
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Amazon confirms employee data compromised amid 2023 MOVEit breach claims – but the hacker behind the leak says a host of other big tech names are also implicated
Amazon has confirmed that a security incident affecting a third-party vendor has exposed employee information. The incident saw data allegedly belonging to employees at a host of major tech firms leaked, with the data believed to have been stolen during the 2023 MOVEit breach. An Amazon spokesperson told TechCrunch its internal systems remain secure, insisting the incident was isolated to…
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Texas clinic notifies 37K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, passwords, and medical info
South West Family Medicine Associates, a clinic in Dallas, TX, yesterday confirmed it notified 36,959 people about an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Driver’s license number Date of birth Mailing address Medications Lab results Diagnoses and conditions Passwords Personal ID numbers Access codes Numbers or info used to access financial resources…
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Planned Parenthood of Montana notifies 18K people of data breach that compromised medical info
Planned Parenthood of Montana (PPMT) has confirmed that 18,003 people were impacted by its August 2024 data breach. At the time, ransomware gang, RansomHub, claimed the cyber attack and alleged to have stolen 93GB of data. In a posting on its website (PDF), PPMT confirmed that: PPMT detected unusual network activity on August 28, 2024. We immediately took steps to…
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Columbus, OH notifies 500K residents of data breach that compromised SSNs, bank account info
The city of Columbus, Ohio over the weekend confirmed it notified 500,000 residents of a July 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Bank account info Dates of birth Addresses “Other identifying info concerning you and/or your interaction with the City” Ransomware gang Rhysida claimed responsibility for the attack shortly after it occurred, saying…
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