Saturday, March 12, 2022

Nearby.

https://www.databreaches.net/287652-south-denver-cardiology-associates-patients-notified-of-breach/

287,652 South Denver Cardiology Associates patients notified of breach

South Denver Cardiology Associates (SDCA) recently disclosed that it began the new year with a data security breach that they first detected on January 4.

Initiating their incident response plan, their investigation determined that an unauthorized person accessed their network between January 2, 2022 and January 5, 2022. During that time, certain files stored on the system were accessed. Those files contained protected health information of patients such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and/or drivers’ license numbers, patient account numbers, health insurance information, and clinical information, such as physician names, dates, and types of service, and diagnoses.

In a notice on their website, the practice notes that there was no impact to the contents of patient medical records and no unauthorized access to the patient portal.

According to the notice, there was no indication at this time of any misuse of the information, but patients were notified of the incident and offered monitoring and identity restoration services through IDX. A total of 287,652 patients were notified.

The notice did not explain whether the files were from current patients or current and former patients.

Nothing in the notice or the companion IDX FAQ mentions whether there was any encryption of files and/or any ransom demand. An inquiry sent to IDX seeking clarification on those questions did not receive any reply by publication time.





I anticipated a much larger increase. After all, cyber attacks are much cheaper than a tank.

https://www.databreaches.net/report-recent-10x-increase-in-cyberattacks-on-ukraine/

Report: Recent 10x Increase in Cyberattacks on Ukraine

Brian Krebs reports:

As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians.

Read more at KrebsOnSecurity.com



(Related)

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/11/russia-invasion-cyber-war-rages/

Dunno about you, but we're seeing an 800% increase in cyberattacks, says one MSP

Revenge and inflation are key drivers behind an 800 percent increase in cyberattacks seen by a managed services provider since the days before the onset of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month, according to the company's top executive.

The attacks are coming not only from groups inside of Russia but also from within the region as well from Russia allies like North Korea and Iran, historically sources of global cyber-threats, Emil Sayegh, president and CEO of Ntirety, an MSP that focuses on security, told The Register.





Disclosure.

https://www.databreaches.net/u-s-congress-passes-cyber-incident-and-ransom-payment-reporting-requirement/

U.S. Congress Passes Cyber Incident and Ransom Payment Reporting Requirement

Energy, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare, information technology, defense industrial base, and other critical infrastructure entities in the United States will face new cyber incident reporting requirements as a result of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (the Act), enacted by the U.S. Congress on March 10, 2022.

Read more about the Act and its requirements at Morrison & Foerster.





Perspective. Looking at the photo, imagine how much easier it is to find man-made objects like tanks…

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2311911-drones-and-ai-help-find-pebble-sized-meteorite-that-landed-in-2021/

Drones and AI help find pebble-sized meteorite that landed in 2021

Locating meteorites on Earth’s surface is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but using AI to analyse images captured by drones pinpointed a tiny space rock in just four days





Concern: Will there be a “Something is Wrong!” button I can push? Otherwise I’m being kidnapped by an AI.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/11/us-clears-way-for-driverless-vehicles-without-steering-wheels.html

U.S. clears way for truly driverless vehicles without steering wheels

Federal vehicle safety regulators have cleared the way for the production and deployment of driverless vehicles that do not include manual controls such as steering wheels or pedals.

The 155-page, “first-of-its-kind” ruling allows companies to build and deploy autonomous vehicles without manual controls as long as they meet other safety regulations. Current self-driving cars, operating in small numbers in the U.S. today, typically include manual controls for backup safety drivers and to meet federal safety standards.



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