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Possible cyberattack hits ‘brain’ of N.L. health-care system, delaying thousands of appointments Social Sharing

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Dissent

CBC News reports: A cyberattack appears to be behind a provincewide disruption of health-care services in Newfoundland and Labrador that has affected thousands of appointments and procedures, including those involving COVID-19 testing. “We may have been victims of a possible cyberattack by a third party,” said Health Minister John Haggie at a news conference Monday morning….

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Las Vegas Cancer Center hit by ransomware over Labor Day weekend; 3,000 patients notified

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Dissent

KTNV reports that the Las Vegas Cancer Center was the victim of a ransomware attack over the Labor Day Weekend. The attack was discovered on September 7, when the center re-opened.  The attackers reportedly accessed encrypted data.  Patient data is in proprietary format and the center believes it would not be usable to the threat actors….

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If you need to notify abuse survivors of a data breach, is it acceptable to take more than one year to notify them?

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Dissent

Urban Resource Institute in New York City provides shelter and services to victims of domestic abuse, homeless people, and individuals with developmental disabilities. On May 20, 2020, they were the victim of an attack on employees’ email accounts. Unusual network activity was first noticed on July 23, 2020, but it wasn’t until October, 2020 that…

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Community Medical Centers notifying 656,047 patients of ransomware incident

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Dissent

Community Medical Centers, Inc. (“CMC”) is a non-profit community health center serving San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo counties in Northern California. On October 10, 2021, they shut down many of their systems after detecting unusual activity on the network. In their notification to California’s Attorney General, they reported that they found evidence that indicated unauthorized…

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1,355 NUS Society members’ personal data stolen, possibly put on sale on Dark Web

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Dissent

Kenny Chee reports: The personal data of 1,355 National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) members has been stolen after the society’s website was hacked early last month, NUSS said on Monday (Nov 1). When asked by The Straits Times, the university graduate club did not say whether the data involved was encrypted. But it said…

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Martin County tax collector still silent amid cyberattack, message to them posted on dark web

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Dissent

CBS in Florida reported this on October 29: CBS12 News is still waiting to hear back from the Martin County Tax Collector about a cyberattack. CBS12 News has been reaching out for more than a week, but the only time it’s been addressed is on a Facebook post that said in part “steps are being taken to…

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