01 Jul 2024
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 7/1/2024

Former IT employee accessed data of over 1 million US patients Geisinger, a prominent healthcare system in Pennsylvania, has announced a data breach involving a former employee of Nuance, an IT services provider contracted by the organization. Geisinger is a non-profit organization that operates 134 care sites, ten hospitals, and the Geisinger Health Plan, serving a total of 1.2 million people. It employs 26,000 staff, including 1,600 doctors, and is considered one of Pennsylvania’s most…
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20 Sep 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 09/20/2023

Threat Actor Claims Major TransUnion Data Breach  A notorious threat actor linked to previous big-name breaches has released several gigabytes of personal data stolen from credit agency TransUnion, researchers have claimed. An individual who goes by the moniker “USDoD” posted a 3GB database containing the personally identifiable information (PII) of 58,505 individuals, according to Vx-underground. Although there’s no information on whether those are customers or employees, given the size of the company, at least some of the…
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18 Aug 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 08/18/2023

AnonFiles Shuts Down After Massive User Abuse  A popular anonymous file sharing service used by security researchers and threat actors has decided to close down, citing “extreme volumes” of users abusing it. AnonFiles was a going concern for two years, enabling anyone to share files without fear of being tracked online. It became a popular way for malicious hackers to share stolen data such as logins and personally identifiable information (PII). As first reported by…
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11 Feb 2021
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 02/11/2021

Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit used by police A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a man accused of murder is entitled to review proprietary genetic testing software to challenge evidence presented against him. Attorneys defending Corey Pickett, on trial for a fatal Jersey City shooting that occurred in 2017, have been trying to examine the source code of a software program called TrueAllele to assess its reliability. The…
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