Ginger Christ reports: Universal Health Services said Thursday that the company lost $67 million in the second half of 2020 as a result of a September cyberattack. The Sept. 29 malware attack caused King of Prussia, Pa.-based UHS to temporarily take all of its U.S. information technology networks offline, including systems for medical records, laboratories and pharmacies. Servers…
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The Jones Day dump contains prescription drug records. Who’s notifying those patients of the breach?
By now, many are aware that Jones Day, a giant law firm, had some of its files stolen due to vulnerabilities in the standalone file transfer administration system by Accellion. Jones Day is one of dozens of Accellion clients that have found themselves investigating and dealing with breaches affecting their businesses and clients. The Jones…
T-Mobile discloses data breach after SIM swapping attacks
Sergiu Gatlan reports: American telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unknown number of customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. […] In a data breach notice sent to impacted customers on February 9, 2021, and filed with US attorney generals’ offices, T-Mobile revealed that an unknown attacker gained access to customers’ account…
Former Air Force Contractor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Taking 2,500 Pages of Classified Information
WASHINGTON – A former contractor with the U.S. Air Force pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio today to illegally taking approximately 2,500 pages of classified documents. Izaak Vincent Kemp, 35, of Fairborn, was charged on Jan. 25, 2021, by a Bill of Information. According to court documents, Kemp was employed…
GA: Metro school district working on cybersecurity after reports of hacking
Mike Petchenik reports: The DeKalb County School District is making changes to student computer account passwords after reports of hacking. One mother told Channel 2′s Mike Petchenik that when she got a call from her daughter’s assistant principal accusing her 10-year-old daughter of sending inappropriate messages to a teacher, she knew something wasn’t right. […] She contacted…
MA: Home for the Little Wanderers starts notifying people while still investigating breach
Here we go… an entity that isn’t waiting until its investigation is totally complete to begin notifying. I love it! BRIGHTON, Mass., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Home for the Little Wanderers (“The Home”) is providing notice of a recent data security event. On or about December 28, 2020, The Home became aware of usual activity within an…