Raisa Habersham of AJC reports: Coweta County, Ga., has restored most of its computer servers, nearly two weeks after hackers demanded $341,000 in bitcoins in the latest ransomware attack to impact metro Atlanta government. The county’s information technology servers were compromised about 6:30 a.m. Aug. 19, limiting access to tags, courts and other services, officials…
Month: August 2018
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Investigates Breach That Occurred in March, 2018
Updated Sept. 5, 2018. Let’s start with BHCHP’s substitute notice: Boston, MA – In mid-March 2018, a lapse in security led to a possible breach of the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program’s (BHCHP’s) clinic at St. Francis House (SFH) in Boston. A shelter guest trespassed into…
More than 85% of China’s app users have had their data leaked: survey
Masha Borak reports: A survey has found that 85.2 % of app users in China have experienced data leaks, according to a report by the China Consumer Association. For the vast majority of them (86.5%), the leaks resulted in receiving harassing calls and messages from sales departments and advertisers, while three quarters complained of getting…
Company’s ‘mailing error’ exposes health information of kids on Missouri
Andy Marso reports: A contractor that administers Missouri Medicaid plans says it accidentally exposed the personal health information of 19,570 children. A vice president for WellCare Health Plans Inc. said in a letter to The Star that the company learned on July 25 that a “mailing error” caused reminders about well-child visits for the company’s…
#Celebgate Phisher Who Hacked into More Than 225 Apple iCloud Accounts Sentenced to Prison
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE GAROFANO, 26, of North Branford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to eight months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for engaging in a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to…
Air Canada confirms mobile app data breach
Zack Whittaker reports: Air Canada has confirmed a data breach on its mobile app, which the airline said may affect 20,000 people — or 1 percent — of its 1.7 million app users. The company said it had “detected unusual log-in behavior” occurring between August 22-24. According to an email to customers, attackers may have…