Reuters reports: The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, and notifications of a possible serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command, a Fox News reporter tweeted https://bit.ly/3z7RTH7 on Saturday. It is unclear when the breach was discovered, but it is believed to have happened a couple of…
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Morgan Stanley names vendor in data security case
Colin Staub reports: Morgan Stanley has identified the data center decommissioning provider it claims was responsible for a data-breach incident, which led to lawsuits and a $60 million penalty against the financial giant. The bank was named as a defendant in several class-action lawsuits last, after customer information was mismanaged during 2016 and 2019 computer…
South Florida Community Care Plan Notifies Members After Discovering Unauthorized Disclosure
SUNRISE, Fla., Aug. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — South Florida Community Care Plan (“CCP”) in Sunrise, Florida announced today that it has taken action after becoming aware of unauthorized disclosure of certain member information. CCP is providing notice of this event to potentially impacted individuals, as well as certain regulators. What Happened? On June 21, 2021, while reviewing a former employee’s email account, CCP…
US T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
Reuters reports: T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday, August 20, an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million. The third largest US wireless carrier had earlier this week said that personal data…
MO: Rockwood School District Provides Notice of Ransomware Incident
EUREKA, Mo., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Rockwood School District (the “District”) today is providing information about a recent event that may impact the privacy of some personal data related to current and former employees and students. The confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in the District’s care is one of its highest priorities and the District takes…
Willdan Group, Inc. (“Willdan”) Provides Notice Of Data Privacy Incident
The following press release relates to an incident that Conti claimed in February, 2021. Conti dumped data from the entity on March 1, 2021 consisting of of more than 136 GB of data in 97,000 files. ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Willdan Group, Inc. (“Willdan”) is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the…