Anthony Ha reports: The Port of Seattle released a statement Friday confirming that it was targeted by a ransomware attack. The attack occurred on August 24, with the Port (which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) saying it had “experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack.” The Port is now describing this as “a ‘ransomware’ attack…
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Atrium apologizes after employees fall for phishing attack; patient info may have been exposed
Chase Jordan reports: Atrium Health is apologizing publicly and notifying patients who may have been impacted by a malicious email sent to employees in April, the company announced Friday. Social Security numbers may have been among the personal information exposed to the criminals, Atrium said. An unauthorized third party gained access to a group of…
23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million
Jonathan Stempel reports: 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach last year. The accord also resolves accusations that 23andMe did not tell…
UPDATED: Prov. Schools Staff Told Not to Log On to Internet Due to “Technical Difficulties”
GoLocal reports: Providence Public Schools’ internet network has reportedly been hit with “technical difficulties.” As GoLocal first reported, the school community was alerted to the issue Wednesday night. Now, the Providence Public Schools Department has sent out an update on Thursday morning. We write to inform you that, yesterday, PPSD IT staff detected irregular activity…
Attleboro crisis pregnancy center stole data, tricked patients, lawsuit alleges
Beth Treffeisen reports: A women’s gynecological clinic in Attleboro is suing a neighboring crisis pregnancy center, accusing it of hacking its confidential online portal and misleading patients to prevent abortion. Four Women Health Services alleges that Attleboro Women’s Health Center, also named Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, broke computer fraud, consumer protection, and wiretapping laws…
Columbus’ head of tech claims ransomware group ignored city before data leak; Rhysida says they’re lying (1)
Mark Feuerborn and Isabel Cleary report: Columbus’ massive data leak has been described as a ransomware attack, but the city’s head of technology revealed something new Monday night about the incident: not only was there no ransom, attempts to negotiate with the hackers behind it went unanswered. The Columbus City Council was on break through August,…