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Ransomware Struck Another Pipeline Firm—and 70GB of Data Leaked

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Dissent

Andy Greenberg reports: When ransomware hackers hit Colonial Pipeline last month and shut off the distribution of gas along much of the East Coast of the United States, the world woke up to the danger of digital disruption of the petrochemical pipeline industry. Now it appears another pipeline-focused business was also hit by a ransomware crew around the same time,…

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Michigan Fitness Foundation notice concerning email hack in December, 2020

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Dissent

Notice seen on their web site: The Michigan Fitness Foundation (“MFF”) is providing notice of a recent data incident that may affect the security of certain individuals’ information. While MFF is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the affected information relating to this incident, in an abundance of caution, MFF is providing notice…

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National cyber crime investigation sparked after Northampton college hit by hackers

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Dissent

Logan MacLeod reports: A national cyber crime investigation has been sparked after a college in Northampton was hit by hackers, forcing the school to close due to safety concerns. Kingsthorpe College officials say it was the victim of a cyber attack, which has ‘significantly reduced’ its capacity to run its information management systems, meaning it…

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SmartSearch issues warning over risk of GDPR breach

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Dissent

admin posted: Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch said regulated businesses in the housing chain which are relying on manual customer records risk non-compliance more than three years after the GDPR laws came into force in the UK. John Dobson, CEO at SmartSearch explained even after this time had lapsed a lot of firms did not have…

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UK: Tunbridge Wells: Skinners’ Kent schools closed after data breach

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Dissent

BBC reports: Two schools in Kent have been closed after hackers stole data with encrypted information about pupils. The Skinners’ Kent Academy and Skinners’ Kent Primary School said their servers were broken into but they do not believe the hackers have access to student and staff personal records. But the two Tunbridge Wells schools admitted…

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Proposed Settlement in Nebraska Medicine Data Breach Lawsuit

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Dissent

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A federal court has approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in February against Nebraska Medicine in the wake of a 2020 malware attack and exfiltration of sensitive personal data and medical records of tens of thousands of individuals. Read more on GovInfoSecurity.

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