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Weekly Cybersecurity Report | Week 51, 2024
1 – Regional Car, a Nebraska-based health insurance company, reports a data breach involving 225,000 policyholders.
The company says the breach occurred in September after an unknown party gained unauthorized access.
(No ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the database has not been seen online, suggesting a ransom was likely paid.)
“This is a historic cyber event. Not only because of the privacy of residents, but also because the payment and claims processing systems, which are a significant part of the medical payments processing industry, were down for a long time.”
2 – Ransomhub names Australian company Medisecure as a victim.
In May, the company reported a ransomware attack that compromised 12.9 million medical records.
Now, Ransomhub claims to have 1.9TB of data from the company’s network.
3 – The University of Texas Medical Center reports a patient data leak following a ransomware attack.
The center’s official report states that during September 2024, an unauthorized party accessed the corporate network and stole information from approximately 1.4 million patients.
The stolen information includes, among other things, personal details and sensitive medical information.
The Interlock attack group claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming to have stolen 2.6TB of information.
4 – Phreesia, a company that provides technological services to the healthcare sector, reports a data leak involving approximately 910,000 patients following a hack of a subsidiary.
A report states that the subsidiary ConnectOnCall, which provides various medical services through a call center, identified that an unauthorized party accessed the company’s databases between February and May 2024.
Immediately upon detection, Phreesia disabled ConnectOnCall services until the investigation is complete.
The leaked information includes sensitive personal information
5 – Telecom Namibia is suffering from a ransomware attack carried out by the Hunters group.
The company’s CEO reports that they are doing everything they can to deal with the attack.
The Hunters group claims that it stole hundreds of GB of information, including sensitive information.
Telecom Namibia is a government-controlled company that provides communication services to hundreds of thousands of citizens in the state of Namibia.
6 – The state of Rhode Island in the US reports that attackers broke into internal systems and stole sensitive information from residents.
An official state report claims that information about the attack was provided to the state by Deloitte.
A few days after the initial report, the attackers shared additional information with the company, which was passed on to state officials who reviewed and confirmed the attack.
At this point, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
7 – Auto parts giant LKQ reports that its Canadian business unit was hacked, and attackers stole information.
The company reports to the US stock exchange that the attack and attempts to deal with it are causing disruptions to business operations.
8 – Japanese gaming company Kadokawa Games pays ransom to Russian hackers
A major Japanese media company known for producing video games has paid Russian-linked hackers nearly $3 million after a data breach earlier this year.
The attackers initially demanded a ransom of $8.25 million. However, the company said it could not pay more than $3 million due to strict compliance measures.
News of the payment came as Sony announced it was considering acquiring the company.
https://therecord.media/kadokawa-japan-reported-ransomware-payment
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