SecureFact- Cyber Security News – Week of July 03, 2023

1. Hospital cyber attacks surge, risking struggling bottom lines

Health facilities have been hit with 226 digital incursions affecting 36 million people this year, on track to be more widespread than 2022 attacks, according to John Riggi, the national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association.

2. US Patent and Trademark Office notifies filers of years-long data leak

The federal government agency responsible for granting patents and trademarks has confirmed it inadvertently exposed about 61,000 filers’ private addresses in a years-long data spill.

3. Senior Choice, Inc. provides notice of security incident

On April 24, 2023, Senior Choice discovered suspicious activity that affected some internal systems used for business operations. Upon becoming aware of the incident, Senior Choice immediately implemented measures to contain the situation and further safeguard the security of its computer systems.

4. Hackers steal data of 45,000 New York City students in MOVEit breach

The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) says hackers stole documents containing the sensitive personal information of up to 45,000 students from its MOVEit Transfer server.

5. Siemens Energy confirms data breach after MOVEit data-theft attack

Siemens Energy has confirmed that data was stolen during the recent Clop ransomware data-theft attacks using a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform.

6. Fort Worth gov’t officials confirm cyber incident but deny leak of sensitive info

A hacking group named SiegedSec took to Telegram to claim that it stole about 500,000 files from the government of the city, which has more than 935,000 residents.