NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data affecting at least 1.8m people

New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people. NYCHHC is the largest public health system in the United Read More …

Columbia University data breach hits 870,000 people

Columbia University recently confirmed a major cyberattack that compromised personal, financial, and health-related information tied to students, applicants, and employees. The victims include current and former students, employees, and applicants. Notifications to affected individuals began on August 7 and are Read More …

Allstate sued for not reporting data breach of 165,000 New Yorkers

New York state sued Allstate on Monday, accusing the insurer’s National General unit of failing to report a data breach that exposed drivers’ license numbers, and not developing reasonable safeguards to protect policyholders’ private information. The lawsuit by New York Read More …

New York amends data breach law

On December 24, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed into law an amendment to section 899-aa of the N.Y. General Business Law, also known as The Shield Act, modifying the law’s data breach notification requirements. The amendment, which took Read More …

New York: Refuah Health to spend over $1M on cyber security following ransomware attack

A Hudson Valley health care provider will spend more than $1 million on cybersecurity after a ransomware attack leaked patients’ information. An investigation by the state attorney general found Refuah Healthdid not have proper precautions set up to prevent the Read More …

New Report On Suffolk County Cyber Attack Raises Questions

The former IT commissioner for the Suffolk County Clerk’s department did not alert county officials that the computer network in the clerk’s office was responding to a “radical malware attack” until eight hours after he was alerted, the Press has Read More …

UK: National Grid plots ‘honeypots’ to catch hackers as cyber attacks ramp up

National Grid is to set “honeypots” and plant false documents online as part of efforts to counter a surge in cyber attackers. The Grid has advertised a contract worth more than a million pounds to secure advanced cyber “deception” technology Read More …

Suffolk County starting to restore online services amid months-long cyberattack

Suffolk County has been suffering through a massive cyberattack for months, but progress has been made to restore security. Social security numbers of 26,000 county employees and drivers license numbers of 470,000 were exposed or accessed. Read more… Source: MSN Read More …