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Griggsville-Perry School District hit by ransomware attack; early dismissal

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Dissent

KHQA reported yesterday: The Griggsville-Perry School District in Pike County, Ill., has been the victim of ransomware hackers who are holding files hostage in return for a ransom. While administrators and staff deal with the fallout, schools in the district will dismiss early on Thursday and Friday. Shuttle busses will run at noon, and dismissal…

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A data breach that put 688,000 patients at risk just became … even worse

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dissent

Q: What’s worse than a really bad data breach involving patient and employee data? A: A really bad data breach where the data gets leaked on the internet for everyone to grab for free. In June 2021, DataBreaches.net reached out to Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Washington to alert them to what appeared to…

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Albuquerque Schools Confirm Ransomware Attack, Resume Class

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dissent

Cedar Attanasio reports confirmation of what many of us suspected: Albuquerque Public Schools officials  said Tuesday a cyber threat that forced the district to cancel classes for two days last week was a ransomware extortion attack. Read more at AP. The district is still saying that there is no evidence that any personal info of…

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City of Tenino loses $280,309 to phishing email scam, state Auditor’s Office says

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Dissent

Martin Bilbao reports: The city of Tenino fell victim to a fraudulent scheme that cost it $280,309 in public funds, according to the Washington State Auditor’s Office. Former Clerk Treasurer John Millard initiated 20 automated clearing house payments from the city’s bank account to multiple out-of-state bank accounts from March 19 to May 4, 2020, per…

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Ex-hospital worker arrested in South Georgia Medical Center data breach

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Dissent

Terry Richards reports: A former hospital employee has been arrested in a November data breach case at South Georgia Medical Center, officials said. Ronald Dean, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer, said Thursday a worker “left employment” with SGMC Nov. 11. On Nov. 12, security software put out an alert that there had been…

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Guilford Technical Community College notifies 65,646 affected by ransomware incident in 2020

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Dissent

On September 19, 2020, DataBreaches.net reported that Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) in North Carolina had reportedly become a ransomware victim of DoppelPaymer on September 13. The following month, this site followed up by asking whether GTCC had notified the more than 43,000 students whose data had appeared on the dark web. A spokesperson for…

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