Illinois Healthcare Provider Reports Large Breach

Christie Clinic, a large healthcare provider in Illinois, has suffered the worst data breach reported in 2022 so far. After detecting suspicious activity from an employee's business account, the company began an investigation before confirming in January that a threat actor had accessed the e-mail account during a month-long period in Summer 2021.

At the end of March, the company posted a notice on its website describing the event.

DOJ Convicts Phisher After Multi-Million Scheme

The Department of Justice has announced the conviction of 40-year-old Sercan Oyuntur, who successfully phished a government vendor and was able to steal $23,453,350.

Oyuntur had registered "dia-mil.com" which is very similar to "dla.mil", the Defense Logistics Agency's domain name.

Google Now Allowing Removal of Personal Information from Search Results

Google has announced additional options for removing personal information from their search results. The tech giant stated that "Open access to information is a key goal of Search, but so is empowering people with the tools they need to protect themselves and keep their sensitive, personally identifiable information private," in a press release on their website.