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San Antonio doctors notify 2,000 patients of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and medical info
Consultants in Pain Medicine yesterday confirmed it notified 2,062 Texans about a June 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Names Social Security numbers Dates of Birth Driver’s license or other state-issued ID number Financial account into Passport numbers Medical info Health insurance policy info Ransomware gang Inc claimed responsibility for the attack in August 2024. To prove…
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What is a data broker? How your info is bought and sold
What is a data broker? These companies collect and sell data obtained from your browsing habits, public records, and other channels. Businesses and various institutions use this data for targeted ads, credit checks, and more. But how much do they really know about you, and is there a way to stop it? In this article, we’ll break down how data…
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Ransomware gang claims data breach at Philadelphia casino, SSNs and bank account info leaked
Ransomware gang Cicada3301 yesterday claimed responsibility for a November 2024 data breach at Rivers Casino Philadelphia. The casino sent data breach notices to victims at the end of December 2024 that stated names, Social Security numbers, and bank account info used for direct deposits were compromised. The casino has not publicly disclosed how many people it notified. Cicada3301 says it…
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California chain of hospitals and clinics notifies 569K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical info, passwords, credit cards
Solano County, California’s NorthBay Healthcare yesterday confirmed it notified 569,012 people about a January 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Social Security numbers Passport numbers Financial account numbers Medical info Biometric info Health insurance info Driver’s license numbers Passport numbers Usernames Passwords Credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes, and PINs NorthBay says it detected…
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Ohio and Pennsylvania nursing agency notifies 58K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical info
Nursing agency HCF Management this week confirmed it notified nearly 58,000 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical info, and health insurance info. The following HCF facilities reported breaches to the US Department of Health and Human Services, along with the number of victims whose data were compromised:…
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Ransomware gang claims data breach at Mission Bank that exposed SSNs and account info
Ransomware group RansomHub today claimed responsibility for a December 2024 data breach at Mission Bank in California. The bank notified an undisclosed number of people that the following information was compromised: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth Addresses Telephone numbers Driver’s license or other state-issued ID number Passport numbers Financial account numbers Mission Bank’s December 31, 2024 notice (PDF)…
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Otelier data breach exposes info, hotel reservations of millions
Hotel management platform Otelier suffered a data breach after threat actors breached its Amazon S3 cloud storage to steal millions of guests’ personal information and reservations for well-known hotel brands like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt. The breach first allegedly occurred in July 2024, with continued access through October, with the threat actors claiming to have stolen amost eight terabytes of data…
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Law firm Wolf Haldenstein notifies 3.4 million people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info
Law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz yesterday confirmed it notified 3,445,537 people of a December 2023 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, employee ID numbers, medical diagnoses, and medical claim information. Ransomware gang Black Basta claimed responsibility for the breach shortly after it occurred. At the time, it gave Wolf Hadenstein just over a week to pay…
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America’s biggest chain of opioid treatment centers hacked by ransomware gang, SSNs and treatment info breached
BayMark Health Services this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of patients about a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Dates of birth Services received Dates of service Insurance info Treatment provider Treatments Diagnostic info BayMark operates hundreds of opioid treatment clinics and programs across the US and Canada.…
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Rehab hospitals in MA and NH notify patients of data breach that compromised medical info and SSNs
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network yesterday confirmed it notified 22,514 people in Massachusetts of a May 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Contact info Social Security numbers Patient ID numbers Medical record numbers Medical info Treatment info Diagnosis info Health insurance info Driver’s license numbers Financial account info Dates of birth Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network (NRHN) operates locations…
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