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Former govt contractor sentenced in “logic bomb” national security case

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dissent

There’s what appears to be the final chapter in a case that was first reported in April, 2016.  A contractor, Mittesh Das, who was convicted in September, 2017 for sabotaging an army program, was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Here’s the DOJ’s press release of September 11: GREENVILLE – The United States Attorney…

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OKCPS student information system down after ‘denial of service’ attack

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dissent

Suzelle Santos reports: The Oklahoma City Public School District says it has been affected by a “denial of service” attack on an information system housing their parent portal. According to the school district, an attack on Infinite Campus, one of the largest student information systems in America, is limiting customers’ ability to access their web-hosted…

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Oklahoma man charged, accused of hacking into Guthrie Police Department’s computer system

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dissent

Patrina Adger reports: A man has been charged and arrested after authorities said he hacked into the Guthrie Police Department’s confidential computer system. On Sept. 7, police obtained a warrant to search 19-year-old Jared Joslin’s home, where officers discovered several police radios and handheld devices that were stolen from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office within…

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Unauthorized Disclosure of Patients’ Protected Health Information During “Boston Med” Filming Results in Multiple HIPAA Settlements Totaling $999,000

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Dissent

Today was not a good day for hospitals in Massachusetts.  First, we saw the state’s attorney general announce a settlement between the state and UMass Memorial Healthcare and UMass Memorial Medical Centers involving insider breaches for fraudulent purposes. And now we see this announcement from the federal regulator, OCR: Today, the Department of Health and…

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UMass Memorial Health Care Entities to Pay $230,000 to Resolve Massachusetts AG’s Lawsuit Over Data Breaches

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Dissent

From the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey, an announcement of a settlement in the wake of insider breaches:  BOSTON — UMass Memorial Medical Group Inc. and UMass Memorial Medical Center Inc. will pay a total of $230,000 to resolve claims that two separate data breaches exposed the personal and health information of more than…

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Credit reference agency Equifax fined for security breach

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Dissent

From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in 2017. The incident, which happened between 13 May and 30 July 2017 in the US, affected 146 million customers globally….

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