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.
DOJ, FBI delete PlugX malware from thousands of infected computers
The FBI and Department of Justice deleted PlugX malware from over 4,000 US computer networks infected by Chinese hacker group Mustang Panda. The operation demonstrates
