Another victim of attackers who convinced the victim that a contractor’s bank account had been changed. This is the same type of fraud that a school district in Kentucky recently reported might have cost them $3.7 million. Now WKYC reports: BRUNSWICK, Ohio — Leaders at St. Ambrose Catholic Parish in Brunswick say hackers stole $1.75…
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MS: Lauderdale County employees’ sensitive information exposed
Whitney Downard reports: More than 100 Lauderdale County employees had their sensitive information shared via email to other employees covered by the county’s healthcare plan in an accidental exposure Tuesday. Personal information in the email included names, social security numbers and phone numbers. Chris Lafferty, the county administrator, inadvertently shared the information in a county-wide email sharing health…
University of Alaska discovered a breach in February, 2018 that they are first revealing now?
The following is not quite the typical press release like we’ve been seeing on an almost daily basis. If this notice doesn’t include typos, then it appears that the University of Alaska first became aware that they had a problem in February of 2018. They started an investigation that they expanded in March, 2018 after…
Security breach shuts down network for Woodruff Arts Center, High Museum
WSB-TV reports: The Woodruff Arts Center says it is investigating a security breach after an unauthorized third party caused a massive network outage, affecting many of the center’s operations and systems. The Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art were all affected by the breach. Read more on WSB. The…
Class-action lawsuit filed against Baystate Health over data breach
Jim Kinney reports that the Baystate Health breach that impacted 12,000 patients has resulted in at least one potential class-action lawsuit. The suit was filed April 11 in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Lead plaintiff Aleyda Torresis of Springfield, says she is now at heightened risk for identity theft and other cybercrime, according to…
ID: Ransomware takes down servers at Sugar-Salem School District 322
Mike Price reports: A ransomware attack locked up all of Sugar-Salem School District 322’s servers this week — right during ISAT testing. District 322 became aware of a ransomware attack affecting their servers Tuesday and immediately shut them and all the computers down. Superintendent Chester Bradshaw said no sensitive data, such as student information, was…