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Data of 380K patients compromised in hack of 13 anesthesia practices

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The Department of Health and Human Services breach reporting tool recently added 13 separate filings from anesthesia practices across the U.S., stemming from a “data security incident” at the covered entities’ management company. In total, the compromise involved the protected health information of 380,104 patients.

The HHS tool appears to center on entities tied to New York-based Resource Anesthesiology Associates and Anesthesia Associates, including sites in El Paso, California, Washington, Palm Springs, Lynbrook, Hazleton, Fredericksburg, Bronx, San Joaquin, and Maryland. Upstate Anesthesia Services is also listed.

It’s currently unclear the name of the management company. A dive into how, or whether, these providers are connected found just one breach notice from Anesthesia Associates of El Paso PA, “an anesthesia provider to a local healthcare facility.”

The breach notification shows the incident occurred on July 15, 2022 at “its management company.” No further details are shared as to the entity behind the incident, or the threat behind the compromise.

However the incident occurred, it appears that protected health information stored in the management company’s system was impacted during the event, which included patient names, contact details, health insurance policy numbers, Social Security numbers, payment data, and health information, such as treatments and diagnoses. 

The entities involved have since improved security controls to better “secure the system and protect patient information.”

OakBend Medical patients targeted by email schemes after ransomware attack

Three weeks after falling victim to a ransomware attack and data exfiltration incident, OakBend Medical Center reported the recovery team restored its network and clinical systems brought offline in the wake of the attack.

OakBend brought the systems back online on Sept. 30, with some replacement processes being utilized as it finished recovering the impacted systems. One week later, the Texas provider began warning patients that third-party actors were targeting individuals with email schemes, with themes tied to the ransomware incident.

As SC Media previously reported, OakBend Medical took its…

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Your computer has been compromised or hacked message

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While surfing the internet, some users have seen a popup message saying Your computer has been compromised or hacked. Different users have seen this message on different browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc. After getting this warning message, the affected users scanned their computers with the antivirus installed on their systems but the antivirus did not find any threat. If the antivirus threat report is clear, what does this message mean? Is this message real or fake? In this article, we will see what the Your computer has been compromised or hacked message means and what you should do if you see this message on your computer.

Your computer has been compromised

Your computer has been compromised or hacked message

According to the feedback of the affected users, their web browser refuses to close after they receive the popup message. Also, a contact number is displayed along with the warning message. When they contacted that number, the support person asked them for some money to fix the problem. On the other hand, some users have also reported that after visiting a certain web page, instead of the warning popup message, they heard a voice saying “Your PC is hacked.”

Some users were also told to give access to their computers in order to resolve the issue. This is a spam and misleading message. You should ignore it otherwise, you will become the prey of hackers. Moreover, if you grant access to your computer to the person on the call, he/she might steal the data stored on your computer that may contain sensitive information.

Such types of warning messages usually display either a contact number or a link. We suggest you do not click on the link displayed in such types of warning messages. If you do so, a virus or malware may enter your system and may start sending your data to the hackers. Or, clicking on that link may install a program on your system. That program may contain a suspicious code. Such types of malicious programs are designed to change the registry keys on a user’s computer.

If you see a Your computer has been compromised or hacked warning message while surfing the internet, you should take the following steps immediately in order to protect your computer from malware or virus…

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Hackers compromised some Zola user accounts to buy gift cards – TechCrunch

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Zola, a wedding planning startup that allows couples to create websites, budgets and gift registries, has confirmed that hackers gained access to user accounts but has denied a breach of its systems.

The incident first came to light over the weekend after Zola customers took to social media to report that their accounts had been hijacked. Some reported that hackers had depleted funds held in their Zola accounts, while others said they had thousands of dollars charged to their credit cards.

In a statement given to TechCrunch, Zola spokesperson Emily Forrest said that accounts had been breached as a result of a credential stuffing attack, where existing sets of exposed or breached usernames and passwords are used to access accounts on different websites that share the same set of credentials.

“The vast majority of Zola couples were not impacted, but we are deeply apologetic to those who detected any irregular account activity,” Forrest said. “Our team acted as quickly as possible to protect our community of couples and guests, and we were able to block all attempted fraudulent transfers.”

TechCrunch has seen posts from a Telegram channel showing members discussing and posting screenshots accessing user accounts through the Zola app. One of the messages in the Telegram chat says to “make sure” to use the app and not the site. The partially redacted screenshots show the hackers ordering gift cards from a user’s account — including using the credit card on file with Zola — which are sent to the hackers’ email address after the order is placed. Gift cards are often the go-to choice for cybercriminals because they can be notoriously difficult to trace.

Zola confirmed the gift card orders and said the company is “quickly working” to correct them. “The vast majority of the gift card orders have already been refunded and 100% will be refunded by the end of the day,” Forrest told TechCrunch. “Any action that a couple did not take will be corrected.”

Zola said it temporarily suspended its iOS and Android apps during the incident, and reset all user passwords out of an “abundance of caution.”

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