Whitehead Nursing Home fined £15,000 over stolen computer data breach
A nursing home has been fined for a data breach after a computer containing sensitive details about staff and patients was stolen. Read more here…
Ransomware hackers are targeting U.S. execs
American businesses are being hit by ransomware at an unprecedented rate — and execs are far more likely to be targeted. Read the story here…
21st Century Oncology data breach prompts multiple lawsuits
21st Century Oncology revealed in a statement on their website that 2.2 million patients may have had personal information stolen when the company’s system was breached in October 2015. Read more here…
Ubiquiti fraud: the $46 million cyber crime
Last year Ubiquiti revealed in an SEC Form 8-K filing that an incident involving “employee impersonation and fraudulent requests from an outside entity targeting the Company’s finance department … resulted in transfers of funds aggregating $46.7 million held by a Company subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong to other overseas accounts held by third parties.”
1,025 Wendy’s Locations Hit in Card Breach
At least 1,025 Wendy’s locations were hit by a malware-driven credit card breach that began in the fall of 2015. Read more here…
Ransomware attacks are targeting schools and hospitals
South Carolina’s Horry County School district paid a $10,000 ransom in bitcoins to get their data back. CNN’s Drew Griffin reports on the rising trend of ransomware attacks.
