The NYS Comptroller’s Office has released another audit: Town of Oswego – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2017M-290). From their summary: Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board adopted realistic budgets that were structurally balanced, whether officials adequately monitored the Town’s financial operations and whether the Board adopted adequate…
Month: March 2018
IA: Primary Health Care notifies patients after discovering hack of employee email accounts
From their press release, issued yesterday: Primary Health Care Inc. (“PHC”) is providing notice of an incident that occurred at PHC and may affect the security of protected health information of certain PHC patients. While PHC is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the information, this notice contains details about the incident and…
Atrium Hospitality Notifies Hotel Guests of Ransomware Incident
From their press release, issued yesterday: Atrium Hospitality, the hotel and assessment for the Holiday Inn Sacramento, is notifying three hundred and seventy-six (376) hotel guests of an event that could potentially impact the security of certain information. Although we are unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the information, Atrium Hospitality is providing…
Frost Bank investigating breach, contacting affected customers (Updated)
RJ Marquez reports: Frost Bank is investigating a breach after the company discovered unauthorized access to digital images stored in those customers’ commercial image archives. The San Antonio based-bank issued a statement that said Frost detected the unauthorized access to a third-party lockbox software program earlier this week and immediately launched an investigation. The software…
National Lottery hacked: 10.5m players are warned to change their passwords
Sean Poulter reports: The National Lottery is advising all 10.5million people with online accounts to change their passwords following a security breach ahead of tonight’s £14 million Euromillions draw. The move follows an attempt by hackers to access accounts using a technique known as ‘credential stuffing’. Read more on Daily Mail.
H-E Parts Morgan hacked – TheDarkOverlord
In July, 2013, H-E Parts International, a manufacturer of aftermarket parts and components for the mining industry, acquired The Morgan Group. Morgan already had an established reputation for servicing the mining, oil, and gas industries. Together, H-E Parts International Morgan grew as a global corporation with offices in Canada, Chile, Australia, China, Peru, and throughout the United States….