Cybersecurity

AIDS Alabama Takes Swift Action After Massive Data Breach

AIDS Alabama has confirmed a data breach in their organization. The breach occurred between October 11, 2021, and August 9, 2022. According to the notification letter, the AIDS Alabama data breach, unfortunately, includes sensitive personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses, healthcare providers, health insurance details, email addresses, and services received.  AAI […]

Cybersecurity

Philippines state health org struggling to recover from ransomware attack

The government organization that manages the universal healthcare system of the Philippines has struggled to recover from a ransomware incident that forced it to take several websites and portals offline. On Friday morning, officials from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said they discovered an information security incident and immediately began an investigation into the […]

Cybersecurity

Washington DC-based group targeted in apparent Pegasus hack

An individual employed by a Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, researchers have claimed, raising new concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect Apple devices. The alleged attack was discovered by researchers at the Citizen Lab at the Munk School at the University […]