Joshua Sharpe reports that three months after a ransomware attack on July 26, the Georgia Department of Public Safety is still trying to recover from the attack and regain access to its records. GSP, which has 360,000 cases involving tickets or arrests each year, can’t access its computer system or the digital records it holds….
Category: Government Sector
UK: Unshredded NHS records were dumped in a town centre to weigh down scaffolding at art festival
We really need to have an “Oh, FFS!” category for breaches. Rob Pattinson reports: Medical records of hundreds of thousands of NHS patients were dumped in a town centre to weigh down scaffolding. They were meant to be shredded but instead used as ballast for an art festival structure. Read more on The Sun.
Virus Cripples Most City-Owned Computers In Union City
Devin Fehely reports: Workers in Union City were struggling with a virus that has infected their computer systems and crippled most city-owned laptops and desktops, including many used by the police department. “An area that’s been hit for police is not only the mobile desktop computers but also the computers located in our building that…
Criminal probe after data breach at Wigan hospital
Liam Sou Tar reports: The Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS Foundation Trust has sent out letters to victims of the data breach, who number more than 2,000, explaining that personal information was viewed on multiple occasions by an employee who had no legitimate reason to access the files and were not permitted to do…
FL: Lee County hit with cybersecurity attack
Briana Harvath reports: Lee County manager Roger Desjarlais held a news conference concerning a cybersecurity breach Friday afternoon. There has been a cyberattack on the Lee County system. The incident is being actively investigated. The county technology experts are fully engaged in resolving the issue. In reaction to this incident, the county has temporarily disabled…
Hackers hit Travis Central Appraisal District website
Paul Thompson reports: The Travis Central Appraisal District has been malfunctioning for about a week after it was hit by a cyberattack on Sept. 11. The agency on Sept. 19 confirmed the attack. Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler said in a statement its computer systems were attacked at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 11. The attack affected…