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Mailing vendor OneTouchPoint informed 30 health plans their patient data was accessed during a ransomware attack; now 326,278 Aetna members have been added to the tally. The incident leads this week’s healthcare data breach roundup.

Many of the top malware used in 2021 has been in circulation for at least five years, while two others — Qakbot and Ursnif — have been used in hacking campaigns for more than a decade, according to U.S. and Australian cyber agencies.

After extensive coverage of a lawsuit accusing Eye Care Leaders of concealing ransomware attacks and outages, dozens of providers reached out to SC Media, detailing exhaustive attempts for more than a year to get answers from ECL about lost data or terminating their contracts.

The so-called "DawDropper" that has been focused on financial institutions of late utilizes malicious "droppers" in order to share and spread its malware payload, according to research from Trend Micro’s mobile team.

Recent phishing attacks on Coinbase and its customers revealed how these campaigns are on the rapid rise, according to research and analysis from security firm PIXM.

Introduced by Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., the Small Business Cybersecurity Act would authorize $20 million in 2023 and every year thereafter to the Small Business Administration to award noncompetitive grants to small business development centers across the country.

After reporting a monthlong system hack in December 2020, some of the affected patients sued Dental Care Alliance over claims of inadequate security. A $3 million proposed settlement would resolve the lawsuit.