British Library Confirms Theft of Data in Ransomware Attack

The British Library, one of the largest libraries globally and the national library of the United Kingdom, has acknowledged that a ransomware attack resulted in the theft of internal data. In late October, the British Library disclosed an unspecified cybersecurity incident that caused a “major technology outage” across its London and Yorkshire sites. This outage … Read more

Ransomware ‘catastrophe’ at Fidelity National Financial causes panic with homeowners and buyers

Fidelity National Financial, also known as FNF, a prominent real estate services company specializing in title insurance and escrow services, disclosed a cyberattack it experienced last Tuesday. Following the announcement, homeowners with mortgages and potential property buyers associated with FNF or its numerous subsidiaries found themselves in a state of confusion and concern, uncertain about … Read more

Cyberattack on legal tech provider causing widespread disruption to UK law firms

CTS, a UK-based provider of managed IT services for law firms and the professional services industry, is facing a cybersecurity incident that is causing significant disruption across the legal sector. In a statement on its website, the Cheshire-headquartered CTS confirmed it’s experiencing a “service outage” due to an unspecified cyber incident. The company didn’t share … Read more

Postmeds Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Health Information of Millions of Patients

Over 2 million individuals in the United States will be notified that their personal and sensitive health data was compromised in a cyberattack on Postmeds, the parent company of online pharmacy startup Truepill. For many affected individuals, this serves as their first introduction to Postmeds and the revelation that their sensitive personal and health information … Read more

9 million patients at risk after a U.S. medical transcription firm’s security breach

A U.S. medical transcription service, Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), fell victim to a cyberattack earlier this year, leading to the exposure of highly sensitive personal and health records of nearly nine million patients, making it one of the most severe medical-related data breaches to date. PJ&A, based in Henderson, Nevada, offers transcription services to … Read more

US authorities claim Royal ransomware gang intends to rebrand as ‘Blacksuit’

The U.S. government has stated that Royal, one of the most active ransomware gangs in recent years, is preparing to rebrand or spin off with a new name, Blacksuit. In an update this week to a previously published joint advisory about the Royal ransomware gang, the FBI and U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA announced that the … Read more