Tasshi Rowe reports: “It’s like your home was robbed, and there’s nothing you can do about it. We had 800 employees and 5,200 kids, and everybody is shut down,” said Julie Gauthier. The deputy superintendent of Port Neches-Groves Independent School District in southeast Texas explained to a room full of TCEA attendees in Dallas what it…
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PA: Bible Fellowship Church Homes notifies residents of data security incident
The following press release is not really clear about whether this was a ransomware incident or not, and as yet, we have no numbers for this one. This post may be updated as more information becomes available. WHITEHALL, Pa., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bible Fellowship Church Homes, Inc., dba Fellowship Community (“Fellowship Community”), a faith-based continuing care…
AZ: La Posada notifies current and former employees of malware incident
From their press release: La Posada is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the security of some information pertaining to current and former employees. The confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in La Posada’s care is one of its highest priorities and La Posada takes this incident very seriously. What Happened? On December 10, 2021,…
Update on Scripps’ ransomware incident
In May, 2021, Scripps disclosed a cyberattack that was subsequently identified as a ransomware incident that impacted 147,267 patients. Last month, a potential class action lawsuit was thrown out of federal court because the preponderance of Californnia residents meant it should be in state court, not federal. This week, Scripps has issued an update to…
CaptureRx seeks court approval of lawsuit settlement; threatens to consider bankruptcy if not approved (updated)
Updated March 8: According to the TopClassActions website, the court has granted preliminary approval to a $4.75 million settlement between CaptureRX and consumers in six separate class-action lawsuits that all accused the pharmacy giant of negligence after a 2021 data breach: California residents whose information was stored with CaptureRX can submit claims of up to…
FL: Jackson County Hospital District notifying patients of data breach
UPDATED May 17, 2022: This incident was reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as affecting 98,746 patients. The “501” marker submitted to HHS on February 11, 2022 has not yet been updated on HHS’s website. Another disclosure heading into the weekend, but credit to them for getting a notification within one month of discovery. …