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Bill raising the bar for class-action suits in data breach incidents advances

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Dissent

Rural Radio reports: A measure that would raise the bar for filing class-action lawsuits in state courts against private entities that suffer a cybersecurity breach has received first round approval in the Nebraska Legislature. Lawmakers spent a considerable amount of floor debate Tuesday and today discussing LB 241, which would require willful, wanton, or gross…

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Memorial Hospital and Manor notifies 120,085 people of November ransomware attack

Posted on February 15, 2025February 16, 2025 by Dissent

On November 3, 2024, WALB in Georgia reported that Memorial Hospital and Manor had been the victim of a ransomware attack on November 1 that they discovered on November 2. The hospital announced the incident on its Facebook page in a post that is no longer available. But Memorial Hospital and Manor did not appear…

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Humboldt Independent Practice Association’s breach notification leaves questions unanswered

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Dissent

On November 11, 2024, Humboldt Independent Practice Association (Humboldt IPA) submitted a breach report to HHS that used a placeholder of 500 for the number of patients affected. All we knew from HHS’s entry was that it was some kind of hacking or IT incident involving protected health information located in email. The California entity’s…

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Maybe we should all file breach reports against Musk like Kevin did. (1)

Posted on February 6, 2025February 22, 2025 by Dissent

The Washington Post reports: Agents of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees — including Treasury and State Department officials in sensitive security positions — as part of a broader effort to wrest control over the government’s main personnel agency, according to…

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Kept in the Dark — Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Dissent

Kept in the Dark Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden By Mark Keierleber This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. This article is published in partnership with WIRED…

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Delta County Memorial Hospital District reveals more about 2024 cyberattack that affected 148,363 people

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Dissent

Delta County Memorial Hospital District (Delta Health) in Colorado was the victim of a cyberattack at the end of May 2024. Whatever happened — and the details still haven’t been disclosed — resulted in the provider notifying HHS on July 29 that it had suffered a breach, but the number was not yet known. The…

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