Catalin Cimpanu reports: In the first nine months of the year, ransomware infections have hit over 500 US schools, according to a report published last week by cyber-security firm Armor. In total, the company said it found and tracked ransomware infections at 54 educational organizations like school districts and colleges, accounting for disruptions at over…
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Sioux Falls VA notifies patients after HIPAA breach
KSFY reports: Officials with the Sioux Falls Veteran Affairs Health Care System are warning patients about a potential breach of privacy. The incident stems from letters sent to a Sioux Falls VA mail room printer on August 21, according to Public Affairs Officer Erin Bultje. VA staff were not aware the mail room printer was…
Saint Mary’s email addresses appear in credential dump following Chegg data breach
Maeve Filbin reports: In April 2018, the widely-used tutoring service and textbook provider Chegg experienced a data breach, after an unauthorized source accessed one of the company’s databases. The breach was discovered in Sept. 2018. On Sept. 26, chief information officer Todd Norris announced in a campus-wide email that the Saint Mary’s College Information Technology…
North Florida OB-GYN discloses April ransomware incident
Lindsey Nolen reports: North Florida OB-GYN has notified its patients of a data breach that the health care system became aware of on July 27. A portion of the health care provider’s computer systems were affected by the cyber incident on or before April 29, according to North Florida OB-GYN. Read more on CBS 47. The notification indicates that the…
Former Yahoo software engineer pleads guilty to using work access to hack into Yahoo users’ personal accounts
SAN JOSE – Reyes Daniel Ruiz pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose today to hacking into the accounts of thousands of Yahoo users in search of private and personal records, primarily sexual images and videos of the account holders, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent…
ServiceArizona Website Security Failure Forces Plan To Protect Victims Of Identity Theft
The Arizona Daily Independent News Network reports: The Arizona Department of Transportation was forced to launch an aggressive plan to address the activity of identity thieves who used ServiceArizona.com to complete fraudulent transactions involving duplicate driver licenses. The plan includes services for victims and for anyone who believes their information may have been compromised. Officials…