We know that there is an increase in scamming trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic. The FBI has issued an alert, the DOJ has taken enforcement action against one company already, and the FDA and FTC have warned companies. Here’s one scam specifically targeting military members who have Tricare health insurance. Howard Altman reports:…
Category: Government Sector
SC: Bluffton Township Fire District systems attacked with ransomware
I had missed this ransomware incident report last week from Marah Brock: On March 15, the Bluffton Township Fire District’s electronic systems were hacked. Officials said in a press release that during the day personnel reported district-wide issues accessing server information, reporting systems and everyday computer programs. Read more on Fox28media. They do not report…
Oregon DHS notifies public of data breach
KTVZ reports: The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Friday that it uncovered a “phishing” incident on March 6 that affected one staff member’s e-mail. […] The security and confidentiality of private health information is critical to the Department of Human Services. While the department cannot confirm that any clients’ personal information was acquired from…
Town of Houlton Police discloses malware attack — again.
On March 17, the Town of Houlton, Maine disclosed that they had experienced a malware attack. According to their disclosure, on October 16, 2019, they discovered that part of their network had been locked up by a virus that prevented access to files. The department was able to quickly restore from backup, and claim that…
Amid coronavirus scare, Netwalker ransomware targets public health agency in Illinois
Benjamin Freed reports: A public-health agency in central Illinois has had to retreat to social media to update residents about the ongoing spread of the new coronavirus after a ransomware attack disabled its main website and briefly cut off employees from medical files. Workers at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District discovered Tuesday that they were victims of…
Oklahoma Accused of Negligence in Massive 2018 Data Breach
Randy Ellis reports: A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Oklahoma Department of Securities over a massive December 2018 data breach that allegedly caused the names, Social Security numbers and other personal information of more than 300,000 people to be published to the internet. The department caused the data breach by negligently misconfiguring a…