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NV: Clark County School District notifies parents after data security incident

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Dissent

AP reports: School officials in Las Vegas notified parents of what administrators termed a “data security incident” involving district computers. The Clark County School District said Thursday the extent of the breach was being evaluated and that distance learning was not affected. Read more on KXNT. The district tweeted a copy of the email it…

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AR: Gosnell schools hit with ransomware attack

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Dissent

Aaron Castleberry reports: The Gosnell School District is recovering from a ransomware attack on Sunday. Superintendent Bornad Mace said ransomware software infiltrated the school’s system Sunday morning. Mace said the district’s tech team, the Arkansas Division of Information Services, and the P12 Cyber Threat Response Team worked to clear and recover data on Tuesday. Read…

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IL Ex-Nursing Home Employee Used Patient’s ID To Pay Bills: Police

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Dissent

Lorraine Swanson reports: A Franklin Park woman is accused of stealing the identities of dozens of mostly elderly people. Anna Zur, 39, was arrested on Wednesday after a year-long investigation, where she was charged with felony counts of wire fraud and continuing a financial crimes enterprise, police said. When a daughter noticed fraudulent charges in…

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NC: Hackers want money to release Haywood County school district files

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Dissent

Rex Hodge reports: There will be no remote learning in Haywood County schools for a second day. A Ransomware attack against the district’s computers shut schools down Monday. They’ll be shut down again Tuesday. Read more on WMYA. It sounds like they have no intention of paying any ransom and that they do have some…

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CO: City of Lafayette statement on July ransomware attack

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Dissent

On August 6, media in Colorado reported that the City of Lafayette had paid $45,000 to get a decryption key following a ransomware attack. On August 24, the city published a notification about the incident: This public notice is intended to advise residents, employees, and customers of an incident involving a cyberattack on the City…

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CO: Mental Health Partners discloses email hack potentially compromised employee and patient data

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Dissent

Mental Health Partners (also known as “Mental Health Center of Boulder County Inc.) issued a press release this week about an employee email account compromise discovered in late March. An investigation revealed that the personal information of some MHP clients and current and former employees may have been accessed or taken during the incident. The…

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