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Dental group lied through teeth about data breach, fined $350,000

Malwarebytes

A US chain of dental offices known as Westend Dental LLC denied a 2020 ransomware attack and its associated data breach, instead telling their customers that data was lost due to an accidentally formatted hard drive. In October 2020, Westend Dental was attacked by the Medusa Locker ransomware group.

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We Didn't Encrypt Your Password, We Hashed It. Here's What That Means:

Troy Hunt

You've possibly just found out you're in a data breach. The organisation involved may have contacted you and advised your password was exposed but fortunately, they encrypted it. Isn't the whole point of encryption that it protects data when exposed to unintended parties? But you should change it anyway.

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FBCS data breach impacted 238,000 Comcast customers

Security Affairs

238,000 Comcast customers were impacted by the FBCS data breach following the February ransomware attack, Comcast reports. Telecommunications giant Comcast is notifying approximately 238,000 customers impacted by the Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) data breach. reads the notice of data breach.

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SunCrypt Ransomware behind North Carolina school district data breach

Security Affairs

A school district in North Carolina disclosed a data breach after having unencrypted files stolen during a SunCrypt Ransomware attack. The Haywood County School district in North Carolina has suffered a data breach after having unencrypted files stolen during a SunCrypt Ransomware attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Apex Laboratory disclose data breach after a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

At-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory discloses a ransomware attack and consequent data breach. The at-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory disclosed a ransomware attack, the hackers also stole some patient in the incident that took place on July 25, 2020. Apex Laboratory, Inc. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Carnival confirms data breach as a result of the August ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach as a result of the august ransomware attack. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach as a result of the ransomware attack that took place in August.

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46M accounts were impacted in the data breach of children’s online playground Animal Jam

Security Affairs

The popular children’s online playground Animal Jam has suffered a data breach that affected more than 46 million accounts. Animal Jam has suffered a data breach impacting 46 million accounts belonging to children and parents who signed up for the game. . million monthly active users. million monthly active users.