New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $550,000 from HealthAlliance, a Hudson Valley Healthcare facility operator, for failing to protect the data of over 240,000 patients. An investigation found the healthcare facility didn’t patch a system vulnerability despite a vendor’s alert, leading to a cyber-attack. HealthAlliance is required to pay the penalty and bolster its data security practices.
U.S. Authorities Eradicate PlugX Malware Nationwide
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have announced the removal of the malware PlugX from over 4,200 computers in
