WSYR reports: Libraries across Onondaga County continue to deal with service issues caused by a cyber attack discovered last Friday. While it is unlikely any library card or other personal information is at risk, Past Library Chair Ginny Biesiada said the ransomware attack continues to hold the library system hostage. Read more on WSYR.
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KY: Ransomware attack in April hinders library again
Seen in the Owensboro Times: Daviess County Public Library is offering patrons another unexpected amnesty on fines for overdue materials after a ransomware attack has limited access to some of the facility’s computers for the second time in three months. Read more on Owensboro Times. It seems that they are saying that this is not…
Wise Health notifies almost 36,000 after phishing attack compromised employees’ email accounts
Last week, I read a breach notification from Wise Health in Texas, and I duly noted it in my monthly worksheet. Not all incidents logged in my worksheet get reported on the blog, but I do include them in my monthly statistical analyses. Today, however, I see that Wise Health reported the incident to HHS…
PA: Software firm, health care provider accuse each other of theft
Nicholas Malfitano reports on a lawsuit in which a healthcare provider, Post Acute Medical, LLC (PAM), accuses the former owner and operator of its computerized records database, Christopher LeBlanc and Meridian Hospital Systems Corporation of Dallas, Texas, of illegally retaining its confidential patient data. The suit was filed in federal court for the Middle District…
University of Alabama warns of computer breach at Brewer-Porch center
Tuscaloosa News reports: The University of Alabama says a 2009 computer security incident involving a server for Brewer-Porch Children’s Center may have exposed some personal information for about 1,400 former clients, employees and medical providers. In June, staff preparing an old server for disposal discovered unauthorized login activity between Oct. 24, 2009, and Dec. 9,…
Monroe City School Board addresses computer system debacle at board meeting
KNOE in Louisiana reports: The Monroe City School district’s computer system shut down last week. According to Superintendent Dr. Brent Vidrine, the system is back up and running, but others are still confused about what happened to the system in general. Parents, teachers, and faculty members expressed concerns at the school board meeting on Tuesday….