Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

2023 LockBit Attack Affected Nearly 9M People, Including ChildrenMCNA Dental, one of the largest providers of U.S. government-sponsored dental benefits to children, has agreed to a proposed multimillion dollar settlement to resolve class action claims stemming from a 2023 LockBit ransomware attack and data theft that affected nearly 9 million people.

Boston Children's Health Physicians Says Incident Involved Unnamed IT VendorRansomware gang BianLian has listed Boston Children's Health Physicians - a pediatric group that practices in New York and Connecticut - on its dark web site, threatening to release stolen patient and employee data. The practice said the September incident involved an IT vendor.

Nearby College's Health Sciences Center Is Also Experiencing an IT OutageUniversity Medical Center, a Lubbock, Texas-based public health system that includes a level-one trauma center and a children's hospital, is diverting ambulances and working to restore an IT outage affecting some patient services in the wake of a ransomware attack late last week.

Also: Ransomware Group Rhysida Says It Sold Data Stolen in the AttackA Chicago children's hospital has finally restored access to its electronic health records systems following a cyberattack detected in late January. But the pediatrics hospital is still working to bring its MyChart patient portal and various other systems back online.

One Month Later, Lurie Children's Hospital Still Recovering From Ransomware AttackRansomware group Rhysida is offering to sell "exclusive data" stolen from a Chicago children's hospital for $3.4 million on the dark web, while the hospital is still struggling to recover its IT systems, including its electronic health records and patient portal, one month after the attack.