Connecticut’s Community Health Center (CHC) has alerted over a million patients about a data breach that exposed their personal and health data. Discovered two months after the breach in October 2024, CHC reported that an unidentified attacker accessed its network but didn’t encrypt any compromised systems, allowing regular functions to continue. The healthcare security breaches in recent years have prompted the US Department of Health and Human Services to propose HIPAA updates.
Novel Chrome Extension-Exploiting Attack Covertly Hijacks Devices
Threat actors can secretly hijack devices using a new attack known as Browser Syncjacking, involving a malicious Chrome extension. They establish a malicious Google Workspace