Personal health information (PHI) belonging to tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians has been exposed following a data breach at a Department of Health vendor. Atlanta-based company Insight Global was contracted by the Keystone State’s DOH in 2020 “to provide contact tracing and other similar services” following the outbreak of COVID-19. Now the Department is accusing the company of exposing the data of 72,000 individuals by willfully disregarding security protocols. Pennsylvanians contacted by Insight Global in…

A website through which more than 400,000 users accessed child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been taken down in an international operation led by German police. The Boystown site had existed on the Darknet since at least June 2019 and had users all over the world. After creating an account, users could download videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of children, exchange content of this nature with one another, and also chat together via…

China-linked APT group targets Russian nuclear sub designer with an undocumented backdoor A China-linked cyberespionage group targets a Russian defense contractor involved in designing nuclear submarines for the Russian Navy. Cybereason researchers reported that a China-linked APT group targets a Russian defense contractor involved in designing nuclear submarines for the Russian Navy. The state-sponsored hackers sent spear-phishing messages to a general director working at the Rubin Design Bureau, in Saint Petersburg, which is one of three…

Industry analysts perform a huge service in evaluating markets, technology, vendors and sharing their insights with customers via one-on-one discussions and regular publications and events. Gartner publishes Magic Quadrant reports that review a particular market and evaluate vendors for their Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Gartner also has a separate team of analysts called the Technical Professionals Team that evaluates single products in greater depth. Their reports review each product or product family…

The Biden administration is reportedly considering teaming up with private companies to monitor American citizens’ private online activity and digital communications. According to news source CNN, multiple sources have said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is actively seeking a way to monitor citizens online without having to first secure a warrant or prove that such monitoring is an essential part of an ongoing investigation. The sources said that a plan is being formed for…