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A rough year: first a ransomware attack, then a credential stuffing attack affecting more than 1 million patients.

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dissent

On April 28, NextGen submitted a breach notification to the Montana Attorney General’s Office. Thinking it would be a report linked to the ransomware attack by AlphV (BlackCat) in January, DataBreaches prepared to write an update. But it turned out that it was not that incident. It was a seemingly unrelated incident. NextGen, a business…

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VA: Fairfax County Public Schools breach exposed sensitve student information

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dissent

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has had numerous breaches in the past 15 years, including one ransomware incident that affected more than 170,000  former and current employees and students. Here’s a recent incident that just showed up on a state attorney general’s website. FCPS’s notification for this latest incident states that on or about December…

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Two class action lawsuits against home healthcare providers get preliminary settlement approval

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dissent

Settlements in two lawsuits against home healthcare entities were announced recently on Top Class Actions. Both settlements have yet to receive final approval, but here’s what we know so far: Maxim Healthcare Group Maxim HealthCare Services provides staffing for nursing services that include in-home services. A breach in October – December 2020 affected staff but…

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NY: University Urology notifies 56,816 patients of unauthorized access to their PHI

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Dissent

University Urology (UU) in New York City recently posted a notice about an incident on their website. Their notice, dated May 1, explains that on or about February 1, 2023, UU detected suspicious activity in its environment.  The investigation revealed that an unauthorized actor had gained access to protected health information stored in UU’s system….

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Lake Dallas Independent School District notifies 21,982 Texans of breach

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Dissent

In April, the Royal ransomware gang added Lake Dallas Independent School District in Texas to its leak site. Quoting the district’s description of itself, the attackers commented:   Lake Dallas Independent School District has a vibrant, growing student population, an excellent array of programs, a strong curriculum, and a progressive, innovative atmosphere. Seems like everything…

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Hillsborough County elections official says network was ‘illegally breached’

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Dissent

Colin Wolf reports: Less than a week after the 2023 Tampa Municipal Runoff Election results were officially certified, local officials are now saying a server at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office was “illegally breached.” In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Craig Latimer stated that the breach did not interfere with…

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