An expanse of Gulf Coast federal waters larger than the state of Colorado was unlawfully opened up for offshore drilling leases, according to a ruling by a federal judge, who said the Department of Interior did not adequately account for the offshore drilling leases’ impacts on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and an endangered whale species.

The future of one of the most recent offshore drilling lease sales authorized under the Biden administration is in jeopardy after District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amit Mehta’s finding that the federal agency violated bedrock environmental regulations when it allowed bidding on 109,375 square miles of Gulf Coast waters.

The leases in the Gulf Coast were expected to produce up to 1.1 billion barrels of oil and more than 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas over 50 years, according to a government analysis.

Oracle warns on patient data breach

Hackers broke into Oracle Corp.’s computer systems and stole patient data in an attempt to extort multiple medical providers in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter and a notification the software company sent to clients.

Earlier this month, Oracle alerted some health-care customers that sometime after Jan. 22, hackers accessed company servers and copied patient data to an outside location, according to the notification, which was seen by Bloomberg News.

The FBI is investigating the breach and the attempts by cyberattackers to force medical companies to pay ransoms, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.