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Universal Health Services reports restoration of services and its IT network three weeks after massive ransomware attack

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Dissent

Universal Health Services issued an update to its status following a massive ransomware attack on September 27.  Here is the full text of their October 12 update: Universal Health Services (UHS) confirms that the UHS IT Network has been restored at Corporate and across all Acute Care hospitals, enabling connections to all major systems and…

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Oswego Health: Some patient data potentially exposed

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dissent

Ken Sturtz reports: Oswego Health has notified an unspecified number of patients about a potential leak of personal information via an employee email account earlier this year. In a letter sent to affected patients, Oswego Health said it had discovered “potential unauthorized access to an employee email account” between June 11 and June 15. The…

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KY: Breach of city contractor e-mail put some city workers info at risk

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dissent

Steve Rogers reports: Some current and former Lexington city employees’ personal information was put at risk when a third-party contractor’s e-mail server was hacked in July. The city was notified on Sept. 28 of the security incident by Metaformers Inc., the third-party contractor working on city technology projects, the city said in a release. Read…

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Documents give details on Hennepin Healthcare employees fired for ‘improperly’ accessing George Floyd records

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dissent

Hannah Flood reports: The public is learning more about some employees at Hennepin HealthCare who were fired for accessing George Floyd’s medical information when they weren’t supposed to. An attorney for Floyd’s family was notified last month that his medical records were accessed multiple times by employees at the hospital, violating Floyd’s medical privacy and…

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MI: City of Mt. Pleasant falls victim to remote ransomware attack

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Dissent

Devon Kessler reports: The City of Mt. Pleasant has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, that is according to city officials. According to a press release on the city site, a remote ransomware attack was detected on the city’s computer and phone systems on Saturday morning. Officials said the city’s firewall remained secure and they…

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MI: Walled Lake school district says it’s been hacked

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Dissent

ClickOnDetroit reports: In an email sent to parents late Sunday, Walled Lake Consolidated School District says a system outage has been linked to a cyberattack. The hack will not impact virtual learning. Superintendent Kenneth Gutman said virtual learning will proceed as normal when classes resume Monday morning. Read more on ClickOnDetroit to read the district’s…

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