On February 23, 2024, medQ, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that hackers accessed and encrypted a software platform used by medQ. In this notice, medQ explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, […]
Dive Brief: Henry Schein has notified Maine’s attorney general that the personal information of 29,112 people, including more than three dozen residents of the state, may have been accessed in a Sept. 27 cyber incident that affected part of the company’s manufacturing and distribution businesses. The hackers acquired information that included individuals’ names and financial account […]
The attorney general of Connecticut is questioning whether genetic testing giant 23andMe violated data privacy laws after hackers tried to sell the information of millions of 23andMe users on a cybercrime forum last month. The company has been embroiled in controversy since the leaks came to light. A researcher downloaded two files from the forum […]
On October 2, 2023, Arietis Health, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that a hacker exploited a vulnerability in the file-transfer application MOVEit, which was used by Arietis Health. In this notice, Arietis Health explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to […]
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing a northwest Indiana medical office over a ransomware event that put personal and protected health information at risk. The lawsuit alleges the provider was aware of security concerns before the data breach. The lawsuit filed last week against CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and hearing provider […]