Christopher Spata reports: Tampa-based community radio station WMNF 88.5-FM is stepping up cybersecurity after its computer systems were hobbled by ransom-seeking hackers last month. Interim general manager Cindy Reichard said the ordeal began June 18 when a programmer noticed a computer in one of the studios was acting strangely. The station then received a digital…
Category: U.S.
TN: Town of Collierville computer systems attacked by ransomware
David Royer reports: The Town of Collierville’s computer systems have been attacked by ransomware blocking access to some files. Collierville officials confirmed the cyberattack Thursday morning Read more on WREG.
NY: Onondaga Libraries hit by ransomware attack
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.
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…