In a digital heist against time, SEIKO Group Corporation fell prey to a prolonged cyberattack, revealing the personal data of tens of thousands. In a concerning oversight, Redcliffe Labs left a colossal 7TB database unprotected, revealing over 12 million crucial healthcare records to prying eyes. The healthcare sector is under the crosshairs of cybercriminals. In one such incident, a New York health network was forced to shut down its computer systems and divert ambulances. Read along for the top 10 highlights from the past 24 hours.
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SEIKO Group Corporation suffered a months-long cyberattack that resulted in the exposure of about 60,000 pieces of personal data from customers, business contacts, job applicants, and staff.
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An unsecured 7TB database belonging to Indian diagnostic service provider Redcliffe Labs exposed over 12 million healthcare records, including medical scans, test results, and patient information.
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Westinghouse subsidiary BHI Energy experienced an Akira ransomware attack that resulted in the exfiltration of 690GB of sensitive data, including personal information of 896 Iowa residents.
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Chilean telecom provider Grupo GTD suffered a Rorschach ransomware attack that disrupted its Infrastructure as a Service platform, impacting data centers, internet access, and VoIP services.
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The Iranian threat actor Tortoiseshell has been found conducting a new wave of watering hole attacks, using IMAPLoader to target maritime, shipping, logistics, nuclear, aerospace, defense, and IT managed service providers.
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A cyberattack on the Westchester Medical Center Health Network in New York resulted in the shutdown of its computer systems, causing ambulances to be diverted to other hospitals.
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Radiology provider Akumin Imaging underwent a ransomware incident, resulting in the company temporarily postponing most of its clinical and diagnostic operations.
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The CISA, the HHS, and the HSCC released the Cybersecurity Toolkit for Healthcare and Public Health that provides valuable resources and guidance to help improve the security posture of IT systems in the healthcare sector.
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Attack surface management provider Censys secured $75 million in funding, including a $50 million Series C venture round and $25 million in debt funding.
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Security operations vendor Adlumin raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by SYN Ventures, with participation from First In Ventures, Washington Harbour Partners, and BankTech Ventures.
