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Louisville Regional Airport Authority hit by ‘ransomware’ attack

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Dissent

WDRB has only a short item on this, but reportedly no ransom has been paid and the airport is restoring from backup. Operations and security systems were reportedly not impacted.

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Oregon Construction Contractors Board reports data breach

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Dissent

KTVZ reports: The Oregon Construction Contractors Board said Friday it has discovered a security breach involving 8,013 online contractor accounts. Unauthorized individuals gained access to some contractors’ usernames and related password information. The incident occurred between Oct. 27 and Oct. 29, 2018, and was discovered on April 12, 2019, during a routine audit conducted by…

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Analysis of ransomware used in Baltimore attack indicates hackers needed ‘unfettered access’ to city computers

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Dissent

Ian Duncan and Christine Zhang report: Officials in the eastern North Carolina city of Greenville arrived to work one morning in early April to find the files on some 800 of their computers locked up. More than five weeks later, they’re still recovering from the debilitating cyberattack. The city of around 92,000 realized April 10…

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Whistleblower lawsuit alleges hackers stole $515,000, and Fort Worth employee data was compromised in security breach

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Dissent

Deanna Boyd reports: Hackers stole more than $515,000 from the city of Fort Worth and employees with criminal convictions were allowed access to a confidential FBI criminal database, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a former IT manager against the city. William Birchett alleges that he was fired in February in retaliation for reporting…

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In today’s installment of “How Not to Respond to a Breach,” we give you Paterson Public Schools

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Dissent

From the for-the-love-of-a-free-press-would-someone-PLEASE-teach-these-people-about-the-first-amendment? dept. Earlier this week, this site noted reporting by Paterson Times about an alleged breach involving the Paterson Public Schools in New Jersey.  We also picked up a follow-up report that covered some… um…unexpected claims by the District as to how many threat actors might be involved and whether it was a…

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Medical Insurance Fraud: Doctors’ identity info for sale on dark web marketplace

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Dissent

There have been numerous estimates over the years about how much a patient’s information sells for on dark web marketplaces.  But what about a doctor’s information? If you had the necessary documentation on a physician who could bill electronically for their services, how much could you make by sending fraudulent bills to Medicare or insurers?…

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