John Henderson reports: Alachua County school officials are investigating whether students’ personal information was compromised after a data breach in a computer system connected to school meal programs. The district notified families of school children Monday that a letter sent out recently by PCS Revenue Control Systems Inc. — a company that handles computer services for reduced lunch programs — is…
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North Texas Woman Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Conspiracy Involving the Sale of Forged Prescriptions
There’s an update to a case involving theft of patient identity information to support a fraud ring. As in the previous press release by DOJ, they do not mention the identity of the entity whose EHR system was compromised or misused by the criminals. A search on LinkedIn, however, indicates that a Lydia Henslee, who…
DeKalb, Austin schools notify parents about data breach
Kristal Dixon reports that a Georgia school district is notifying parents because of a breach at PCS Revenue Control Systems. This site had previously noted Polk County was notifying parents. …. PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc. this month sent letters to parents stating that the company in December 2019 detected an unauthorized access to files…
Russian hackers stole emails from Trump’s cybersecurity team: ‘We’re talking the crown jewels’
Travis Gettys reports: Suspected Russian hackers stole emails belonging to top officials in the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security, including members of its cybersecurity staff. The Biden administration has tried not to reveal the scope of the breach as it considers retaliatory measures against Russia, but the Associated Press found new details about the hack of…
Broward County Public Schools Cyberattack was Ransomware Attack — New Details Emerge
Earlier this month, Broward County Schools disclosed a cyberattack that sounded pretty serious. But there did not seem to be any follow-up in the media or on their web site to explain exactly what had happened and with what impact. Now threat actors have leaked what appear to be ransom negotiations with the district. A…
NC: Lexington Medical Center discloses vendor’s patient records data breach
Richard Craver reports: Lexington Medical Center said Friday that some patients have been affected by a data breach into the information technology platform of former third-party vendor Healthgrades Operating Co. Inc. The hospital said affected patients are being mailed notices by Healthgrades about the security incident. Healthgrades had assisted the hospital with patient and community…