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Hackers plant card-stealing malware on website that sells baron and duke titles

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: A threat actor has hacked the website of the Principality of Sealand, a micronation in the North Sea, and planted malicious code on its web store, which the government is using to sell baron, count, duke, and other nobility titles. Called a “web skimmer,” the malicious code allowed the hackers to collect…

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Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet announces data security breach

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Dissent

Seth Austin reports: The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) announced they discovered a data security breach on September 8, 2021. According to EEC, unredacted mining permit applications containing some mine owners’ and controllers’ personal information was available for public inspection at Department of Natural Resources’ field offices and on an EEC hosted website. Internal…

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OH: Bay Village school district accidentally releases students’ personal info, including grades, to all families

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Dissent

Ian Cross reports: Personal information for the entire Bay Village High School senior class, including grades, student ID numbers and test scores, was accidentally emailed to the families of each senior last week, according to a notice sent to families in the district. At about 8:53 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23, a Bay High School…

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IL: Evanston Township High School Defrauded Of $48,570 In Hack That Exposed 1,139 Identities

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Dissent

Jonah Meadows reports: Evanston Township High School officials got scammed out of more than $48,000 during a monthslong data breach that also exposed the personal information of more than 1,100 Illinois residents, Patch has learned. The fraudulent payment was reported to Evanston police, and the data breach was disclosed to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office,…

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Ransomware attack shuts down Lewis & Clark Community College

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Dissent

Russell Kinsaul reports:  Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey closed all their campuses this week and cancelled all extra-curricular activities, including sports. The move was made after the director of information technology noticed suspicious activity last Tuesday and shut down the school’s computer network on Wednesday. According to college president, Ken Trzaska, hackers got…

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Ca: Headwaters confirms cybersecurity incident: “… many of our systems are down…”

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Dissent

Tabitha Wells reports: Headwaters Health Care Centre has provided an update regarding the suspicious email activity that led to the closure of its COVID-19 assessment centre and affected a number of internal systems. On Friday afternoon (Nov. 26), the hospital posted a second notice to its website, confirming a data breach. Read more on Orangeville.com

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