Stephen Peterson reports: The computer systems of Bristol Community College were hacked in a “ransomware” incident, college officials acknowledge. The college, which has a campus in Attleboro, said in a statement posted Friday on its website their computer network was hacked by a “criminal cyberattack” and “this incident involved ransomware encryption.” Read more at The…
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Los Angeles’ Housing Authority hit by LockBit – Claim
If folks in Los Angeles were upset about the ransomware incident involving the Los Angeles Unified School District, they might want to buckle up before reading this: It appears that LockBit 3.0 has managed to compromise and exfiltrate data from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). Municipal housing authorities collect and…
2023 New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Get “Whacked” By A State AG for Cybersecurity Compliance
Joe Lazzarotti of Jackson Lewis writes: It usually happens after a reported data breach. The organization experiencing the breach sends notifications to affected individuals, as well as federal and or state agencies where appropriate and perhaps other parties. Not long thereafter, the organization receives an inquiry from one or more government agencies. These inquiries typically…
Toyota Kirloskar Motor reports data breach system
PTI reports: Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Sunday reported a data breach in its system but said the extent of intrusion is being confirmed. In a statement, the company said it has been ”notified by one of its service providers of an incident that might have exposed personal information” of some of its customers on the…
Updating: Queen Elizabeth Hospital progress report on recovery from cyber attack
Akeel reports an update to the Barbados hospital’s functioning following their announcement on December 13 of a cyberattack: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) reports progress in resolving its recent cyber attack. In a statement the QEH said ” Our IT team, working with private and international experts continues to work on containing the problem and…
NJ: Cyberattack at CentraState prompts hospital to divert ambulances
Update of February 10, 2023: This incident reportedly affected 617,000 patients. It is not showing up on HHS’s breach tool yet. CentraState’s substitute notice can be found on their website. Original post: Ken Serrano reports: A cybersecurity problem at CentraState Medical Center has prompted the hospital to divert ambulances and most new patients to other…