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Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Synoptek, a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customers nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. The company has reportedly paid a ransom demand in a bid to restore operations as…

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IL: Former Lurie Children’s employee wrongfully accessed patient data, hospital says

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Dissent

WLS reports: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is notifying some of its patients about a former employee’s access of patients’ medical records. On Nov. 15, the hospital learned that between Sept. 10, 2018 and Sept. 22, 2019, an employee accessed certain patients’ medical records without a business reason to do so,…

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TX: San Antonio mental health and substance abuse services provider hit by ransomware attack

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Dissent

Laura Garcia reports: A cyber attack has shut down the computer network at the Center for Health Care Services, Bexar County’s largest provider of mental health and substance abuse services. CEO Jelynne LeBlanc Burley confirmed Tuesday that the company’s system was included in a larger-scale cyber attack last week that’s under investigation by federal law…

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NM: Portales hospital reports security breach after discovering malware on radiology server

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Dissent

ABC reports:  Roosevelt General Hospital patients should keep an eye on their credit scores following a potential breach into the hospital’s secure systems containing personal information. RGH issued a public notice Monday regarding the potential theft of patients’ personal information that was discovered on Nov. 14. Read more on ABC.

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Sherwood telemarketing company temporarily shuts down, blames cyber attack ransom

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Dissent

Shelby Rose reports on a ransomware incident in Arkansas: A Sherwood telemarketing agency has unexpectedly closed its doors, leaving over 300 employees without jobs a few days before Christmas. In a letter to employees, CEO of The Heritage Company, Sandra Franecke saying their servers were attacked by hackers, who demanded a ransom, which they paid…

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Philadelphia hepatitis data exposure posed ‘no risk to confidentiality’ because of Inquirer notification, city says

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Dissent

Nathaniel Lash reports: The medical records of thousands of Philadelphians were not compromised, the city said, after The Inquirer notified the city’s Health Department of a data breach that attached positive hepatitis test results with intimate personal details. This finding comes after an investigation by the city’s Public Health Department and a team with the…

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