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Connecticut College Announces Breach Investigations from March 2023

Feb 14, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Connecticut College (CC) is a private campus institution in New London, CT; initially opened as a women’s college, the institution today serves a 2k-student population and offers more than 40 degree programs. In March 2023, cybercriminals victimized CC by accessing their network environment. Eleven months later, CC officials have begun sending impact notices to those with data exposed in the incident.
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PJ&A Transcription Releases Update; 13.3 Million Exposures from 2023 Breaches

Feb 14, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A) is a medical transcription organization based in Nevada. Since the public learned about PJ&A’s breach, we have featured it whenever large healthcare networks have announced data breaches stemming from their incident and when officials present updates. This week, more information is public about the incident, through the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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Random but Memorable - Episode 12.1: Data Breach Box Set with Jayson E Street

Feb 13, 2024 By 1Password In 1Password
We're back! Join the podcast crew for a brand new season of random security. We're kicking off our first episode with notorious hacker and expert security consultant, Jayson E. Street. Settle in, as he recalls how understanding human behavior led him to successfully robbing banks and organizations on five different continents.
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Massive Renal Care Network Announces Breach via HealthEC's 2023 Incident

Feb 13, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
U.S. Renal Care (Renal) is a 32-state, 400-location, 26k-patient healthcare provider primarily concerned with kidney disease and longevity; Renal offers in-facility and at-home dialysis solutions. Renal’s significant treatment network is made possible by various third-party vendors, from equipment solutions to transcription services.
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Credit Union Struggles Following Ransomware; SSNs of 61k Stolen

Feb 12, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
The Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union has headquarters in West Virginia. Like other unions, they offer various services that assist members in saving and investing no matter their life phase. Bayer’s products include financial accounts, IRAs, investment options, and many loans, from estate to student. At the end of October 2023, Bayer reportedly experienced a cyberattack; the breach lasted only a day but exposed the Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of 61,159 borrowers.
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Weekly Cybersecurity Recap February 9

Feb 12, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
This week, around 643k data records were announced as lost in the cyber wars. Early on, the public learned of HopSkipDrive’s event, which impacted 155k student guardians. The most significant breach of this week, with an impact figure of over 307k, also occurred early in the week; the Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeon clinic claimed the incident was due to a vendor’s failure.
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#100 - A tale of two breaches: examining the AnyDesk & Cloudflare incidents

Feb 9, 2024 By LimaCharlie In LimaCharlie
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we take a close look at the AnyDesk and Cloudflare breaches that were both disclosed on February 2, 2024. AnyDesk, a prominent remote desktop software provider, disclosed a cyberattack late on February 2nd, causing the company to enforce strict security measures for nearly a week. Adversaries breached AnyDesk's systems, compromising vital assets such as source code and private code signing keys, and gaining unauthorized access to production systems.
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Data Breach Outlook: Finance Surpasses Healthcare as Most Breached Industry in 2023

Feb 7, 2024 By David White In Kroll
While businesses might have become more prepared for direct cyberattacks, 2023 demonstrated that unfortunately a business is only as secure as the organizations within their environment. Third-party risk, which is to say any risk to an organization by external parties in its ecosystem or supply chain, was the headline culprit in 2023.
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Verizon Employee Data Compromised

Feb 7, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Verizon is a top-performing communications organization with clients and influence worldwide. They offer various electronic services, including physical technology, Internet services, entertainment programs, communications plans, etc. They enjoy a user base of nearly 145 million people in the US, making them the largest telecoms operator in the states. Verizon recently announced a breach in mid-September 2023; however, the event was not from an external threat actor—it came from an employee.
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Retirement & Life Insurance Provider Responds to Application Disruptions

Feb 7, 2024 By Steven In IDStrong
Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) is a subsidiary of Infosys, a global outsourcing organization. IMS is primarily concerned with delivering life insurance and retirement solutions for clients of Infosys. Among those who use IMS’ services are nationwide organizations, including Bank of America. In November 2023, IMS was made aware of a cyberattack on their systems; the attack disrupted some of IMS’ applications and compromised the information of 57,028 people.
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