Andrew Eversden has an update on a breach previously noted on this site: A breach of a system hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Department of Defense’s primary IT support agency, affected “approximately 200,000” users after a malicious actor may have gained access to names and Social Security numbers, according to a Pentagon…
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IN: South Adams Schools hit with ransomware cyber-attack
WANE reports: The South Adams Schools district is dealing with a ransomware cyber-attack that took place overnight. Administrators informed staff Thursday morning according to a press release posted on the district website. All the district’s systems were shut down and normal operations won’t resume until further notice according to the release. Read more on WANE.
Butler County Community College recovering from ransomware attack
Ryan Saeler reports: Butler County Community College is well on the way to a complete recovery from a ransomware attack over the weekend that encrypted and disabled file systems. According to BC3 Director of Information Technology Matt Miller, no personal information of students, staff, faculty, or administrators was compromised during this incident. Read more on…
More than 10 million records from 2019 MGM Resorts hack; data includes celebrity guests (updated)
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The personal details of more than 10.6 million users who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels have been published on a hacking forum this week. Besides details for regular tourists and travelers, included in the leaked files are also personal and contact details for celebrities, tech CEOs, reporters, government officials, and employees at…
CA: VibrantCare Rehabilitation notifies patients after employee email account compromised
VibrantCare Rehabilitation in California recently notified 1,655 patients after an employee’s email account was accessed. They notified HHS on February 8 and posted this notice on their website: ABOUT THE INCIDENT VibrantCare Rehabilitation, Inc. (“VibrantCare”) is providing notice to individuals of an incident that may have affected the security of some information relating to certain…
United Regional sends letters to patients about information breach
News6 in Texas reports that United Regional Health Care System has disclosed an incident that occurred last July when someone accessed an employee email account. It was only in December that they first confirmed that patient information could have been accessed in the email account, even though there was no direct evidence that it had…