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

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Dissent

I’m backfilling a breach report from November as I just saw it now and it seems that others tracking k-12 data breaches may not have been aware of it, either. Jonah Meadows had reported that Evanston Township High School officials in Illinois were scammed out of more than $48,000 during a monthslong data breach that…

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Luxemburg-Casco School District notifies employees of data breach

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dissent

On November 18, 2021, Luxemburg-Casco School District in Wisconsin experienced a data security incident that resulted in unauthorized access to 1,399 individuals’ personal information involving their name in combination with social security number and financial account information without the PIN number or access code. In response to the breach, and in addition to offering those…

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The Medical Review Institute of America notifies patients of ransomware incident (updated)

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dissent

The Medical Review Institute of America (“MRIoA”) collects protected health information (PHI) as part of providing clinical peer review for covered entities that request it (if the patient consents to provide info for the review). MRIoA was hit with ransomware in November. And although they do not directly state that they paid ransom, it sounds…

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Ninth Circuit overturns $1.7 million restitution order for Russian hacker

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dissent

Maria Dinzeo reports: Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin is off the hook for $1.7 million in restitution a federal judge ordered him to pay four tech companies whose user databases he breached in 2012. The Ninth Circuit overturned the award Wednesday, finding insufficient support for the amount of resources the companies claim to have spent trying to repair…

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If Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was “Late,” You May Have to Litigate

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dissent

Jean E. Tomasco of Robinson & Cole writes about a breach involving an accounting firm that is a business associate to a number of covered entities. This month, the firm, Bansley & Kierner, issued a notice and started notifying individuals and HHS. But the time frame for discovery and notification has resulted in a potential…

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N.J. volunteer EMS agency says patient data was breached

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dissent

Leila Merrill reports: A volunteer EMS agency in New Jersey says in a news release that patient data in New Jersey was breached, and it has requested formal hearings in the state Senate and Assembly Health Committees. The Lincoln Park First Aid Squad, also known as Lincoln Park EMS, announced that it and other squads that are…

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