Alicia Hope, Staff Correspondent at CPO Magazine

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McLaren Health Care Data Breach Impacted 2.2 Million Patient Records

November 22, 2023

The McLaren Health Care data breach impacted nearly 2.2 million patient records. The company confirmed the intrusion and unauthorized data access occurred in July-August 2023 and was discovered in Oct 2023. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the apparent ransomware attack.

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Maine State Government’s MOVEit Data Breach Basically Impacted All 1.3 Million Residents

November 16, 2023

The state government of Maine has confirmed a MOVEit data breach that leaked extensive personally identifiable information of basically all 1.3 million residents.

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Magic Circle Law Firm Allen & Overy Suffers a LockBit Cyber Attack After Shearman & Sterling Merger

November 16, 2023

Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy has confirmed a cyber attack claimed by the Russian LockBit ransomware group, which demanded a ransom and threatened to leak stolen data.

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OpenAI Attributes ChatGPT Outages to a DDoS Attack Claimed by a Russian Hacktivist Group

November 15, 2023

OpenAI has attributed ChatGPT outages to a targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. A suspected Russian hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan has claimed responsibility.

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BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

November 10, 2023

The Russian BlackCat/ALPHV cybergang has claimed responsibility for the Henry Schein ransomware attack and threatened to leak 35 terabytes of internal data. Henry Schein’s devices were encrypted again after ransom negotiations collapsed.

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Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Stolen 430 GB of Internal Data in Stanford University Data Breach

November 9, 2023

Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged data breach by the Akira ransomware gang that stole 430 GB of data, including private information and confidential documents.

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Boeing Confirms Cyber Attack After LockBit Ransomware Threatened to Leak Data

November 7, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the Boeing cyber attack that allegedly exploited a zero-day vulnerability and leaked substantial data.

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DC Board of Election Data Breach Leaked the Entire Voter Roll, Including PII

November 2, 2023

The District of Columbia Board of Elections data breach claimed by a Russian ransomware gang leaked the entire voter roll, including personal information and voting records.

Stethoscope over keyboard with a security lock showing cyber attack on healthcare shared service provider

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Cyber Attack on Shared Service Provider Disrupted Five Regional Hospitals in Canada

October 31, 2023

Five regional hospitals in Ontario, Canada, rescheduled appointments and diverted non-emergency patients after a cyber attack disrupted a shared service provider.

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Seiko Confirms Data Breach Resulted From a Ransomware Attack

October 31, 2023

Seiko has confirmed that the July 2023 data breach resulted from a ransomware attack and leaked personal information. BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, took responsibility for the attack and claimed to have exfiltrated 2 TB of data.

McLaren Health Care Data Breach Impacted 2.2 Million Patient Records

Maine State Government’s MOVEit Data Breach Basically Impacted All 1.3 Million Residents

Magic Circle Law Firm Allen & Overy Suffers a LockBit Cyber Attack After Shearman & Sterling Merger

OpenAI Attributes ChatGPT Outages to a DDoS Attack Claimed by a Russian Hacktivist Group

BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Stolen 430 GB of Internal Data in Stanford University Data Breach

Boeing Confirms Cyber Attack After LockBit Ransomware Threatened to Leak Data

DC Board of Election Data Breach Leaked the Entire Voter Roll, Including PII

Cyber Attack on Shared Service Provider Disrupted Five Regional Hospitals in Canada

Seiko Confirms Data Breach Resulted From a Ransomware Attack

“SearchLeak” Copilot Vulnerability Chain Turns the AI Assistant Into a Data Theft Partner

Chinese Hackers Breached North American Research Facilities Undetected for Over a Year

VRChat Data Breach Notice Posted to Maine Government Website Turns Out to be a Phony

Korean Ecommerce Giant Hit With Record-Setting Fine Over Massive Data Breach