Nathan Jolly reports: Medibank will be closing all branches, IT centres, and going completely offline as it completely overhauls its online security. The country’s biggest health insurer will be completely offline from 8.30pm on Friday until Sunday, in a bid to “further strengthen our systems and enhance security protections” after one of the country’s worst…
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AR: Greene County Tech School District services back up following hack
Cory Evans reports: The Greene County Tech School District now has its technology-related services up and running following a cyberattack, our content partner Region 8 News reported. The School district was hit with a hack on Nov. 11, making it difficult to use any electronics. Read more at KATV. It seems that this was a ransomware attack…
Acuity Brand press release addresses two hacking incidents from 2020 and 2021
Today’s reminder that a lot of businesses have health plans for their employees. Acuity Brands in Georgia has issued a press release with the results of its investigations into two breaches that they report were unrelated. From their statement: The investigation determined that an unauthorized person obtained access to some of Acuity’s systems on December…
“It was instant panic”: Cincinnati restaurants under attack by cyber hackers
Brian Hamrick reports: Multiple restaurants in Cincinnati are fighting cyber hackers who have stolen thousands of dollars, damaged reputations and shut down social media sites. “When it happened, it was instant panic,” said Arnold’s owner Chris Breeden. “Facebook is basically the most important advertising tool we have in our tool bag, and it’s pretty devastating…
Receivables Performance Management reveals ransomware attack in May 2021
Receivables Performance Management (RPM), a business associate to a number of businesses, including those in the healthcare sector, has been notifying regulators and individuals bout an incident in 2021 that reportedly impacted more than half a million Texans and an as-yet untold total number of individuals. The Washington state entity revealed that on May 12,…
WI: Adams-Friendship Area School District hit by ransomware
A statement on Adams-Friendship Area School District’s web site dated December 1 reads: 12/1/22 Internet & Network Outage Update Dear AFASD Families, On November 15th, 2022 we notified you that our network and internet services experienced a disruption. We have recently learned that unauthorized activity was detected within our environment on or about November 15,…