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NJ: Teens hacked school computers to change grades, but they failed

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Dissent

Olivia Rizzo reports: Several high school students are in hot water after they were able to log into their schools’ computer systems to change grades and attendance records. A letter was sent out Wednesday to parents of high school students in the Elizabeth Public School system informing them of the data breach. “Unfortunately, a number…

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Navicent Health announces cyber attack targeting its email system

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Dissent

Laura Corley reports: Navicent Health, one of Middle Georgia’s largest employers and healthcare providers, announced Friday morning it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted its email system. Read more on The Telegraph. Significantly, the center’s notice, reproduced below, notes that the attack occurred this past summer.  This appears to be yet another…

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Counselor for North Haven Substance Abuse Center Stole Patient Identity for Cable, Internet: Police

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Dissent

NBC in Connecticut reports: Police have arrested an employee of a substance use disorder treatment center in North Haven who is accused of stealing patients’ identities to get services like cable and internet. North Haven police arrested 39-year-old Kimberly Telford, of New Haven, who they said was a counselor at an outpatient center. She is…

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Frederick Regional Health System notifies hospice patients of phishing incident

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Dissent

Frederick Regional Health System  recently disclosed a phishing incident that compromised an undiclosed number of hospice patients’ personal and protected health information.  Here is their notification, first reported by the Frederick News-Post. Frederick Regional Health System is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is to inform our…

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D.C. Attorney General Calls for Expanding Data Breach Notice Law

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Dissent

Daniel R. Stoller reports: The District of Columbia’s top lawyer has unveiled a proposal that would expand the city’s data breach notification law and give the attorney general’s office greater enforcement power. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced the Security Breach Protection Amendment Act March 21. It would regulate companies that faced “major data…

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Oregon DHS discloses breach potentially affecting 350,000 after successful phisher gained access to employees’ email accounts

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Dissent

KDRV reports: Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) revealed on Thursday that the private data of more than 350,000 clients may have been accessed in a massive data breach that began earlier this year. The agency said that the breach stemmed from a phishing scam that infected the emails of nine separate employees after they…

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