Headquartered in Orange City, Iowa, Revival Animal Health delivers business solutions for pet-oriented care and service providers; they offer pet healthcare products and animal supplies to pet professionals and individual pet owners. One way they provide services is via the e-commerce host CommerceV3. Revival Animal Health recently announced that CommerceV3 suffered a vulnerability, exposing 66,574 customer records.
Cybercrime is on the rise. By 2025, the cost of cybercrime around the world is estimated to escalate to $10.5 trillion, based on a year-over-year increase of 15%. This number represents the potential for the largest transfer of economic wealth in history and exceeds even the total global profits from the illegal drug trade.
Philly is the most populous city in the United States, hosting more than 1.5 million residents within its borders. The City employs around 30,000 people, fulfilling over 1,000 job categories. Recently, the City discovered suspicious activity within its email system, leading to potential information exposures of those with accessible accounts. If you have a city email account, your information could be at risk for misuse.
Akumin is a radiology and oncology clinic based in Florida with multiple locations. Last week, three of their South Florida locations shut down their computer systems to hobble a ransomware cyberattack. The downtime significantly impacted the three clinics, as the doctors could not complete patient assessments. Recent patients in the area should consider protective monitoring services to help mitigate potential outcomes from the attack.
New York state’s video lottery gaming system receives management by Everi Holdings—a Las Vegas-born licensing operator; the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) battled a cybersecurity event impacting casinos across the state last week. In 2020, the NY Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG) published a report implying that 32% of residents were recreational or problem gamblers; if the report is accurate, over a million people could be at risk following the cybersecurity event.
AIDS Alabama Incorporated (AAI) serves over 8,000 Alabama residents, assisting them with emotional and medical support where possible. They are a clinic of humanitarian advocates, helping community members with housing and food; AAI is also an outspoken supporter of Black Lives Matter, substance abuse help, and preventative education. Your data may be at risk if you’ve received services or assistance from AAI.
This week, we noticed increased targeting of medical information; surgeries, health centers, and clinics were all made victims by successful hacking plots. The most recent attack involved Chicago’s Cook County Health. Alabama and Virginia also had specialized assaults, resulting in three data breaches across the states. Shadow PC also suffered a breach, which may have put thousands of gamers around the globe at risk.
Chicago’s health providers are prime targets for opportunistic hackers; Cook County Health is the most recently discovered victim of a cyber assault. Assailants took advantage of a third-party medical transcription service Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc. (PJ&A) provided. The attack targeted PJ&A’s systems, resulting in the exposure of numerous patient records. If hackers accessed your information during the breach, there’s still time to protect yourself.
Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery serves the residents of Northern Virginia and the surrounding region. They employ a ten-person surgery team with six locations. Fairfax has been the target of a data breach, creating over 235,000 potential victims; your information may be at risk if you’ve been a patient of an associated facility.
