Elderly Woman Scammed Out of $11,500; Healthcare Firm Breached Exposing 62,150 Records
Elderly Woman Scammed Out of $11,500; Healthcare Firm Breached Exposing 62,150 Records
Two separate incidents highlight ongoing cybersecurity threats: an 86-year-old Virginia resident lost $11,500 to a scammer impersonating a Wells Fargo employee, while a Houston-based pediatric health firm, Blue Fish Pediatrics, suffered a data breach impacting 62,150 individuals. The breaches involved unauthorized access to computer systems and potential exposure of personal and health records.
An 86-year-old New Kent, Virginia, resident says she lost a large sum of money to a scammer pretending to work at Wells Fargo. Edith Minor says an urgent alert abruptly popped up on her computer, claiming that a hacker was attempting to access her accounts. Minor says she dialed a number, which she believed was […]
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A firm specializing in pediatric health and primary care says hackers have hit its network and stolen files, potentially exposing patient data. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the breach at the Houston, Texas-based Blue Fish Pediatrics impacts 62,150 people. The firm says an unauthorized entity gained access to its computer […]
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