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Cyberattack on Georgia agency exposed private information of parents, children

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Dissent

WSBTV reports: Hackers breached state email accounts in the Georgia Department of Human Services exposing personal information of adults and children who have cases with Child Protective Services and the Division of Family and Children Services. The breach happened in the first two weeks of May, but state officials say it was August before state…

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Community Health Systems settles charges by 28 states over 2014 data breach

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Dissent

It’s been an expensive few weeks for Community Health Systems and CHSPSC. First, a few weeks ago, HHS announced that CHSPSC LLC, (“CHSPSC”) has agreed to pay $2,300,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential…

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UK: Wisepay: School payments service hit by cyber-attack

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Dissent

BBC reports: Parents who made payments to UK schools in recent days via the Wisepay service have been warned their card details have been compromised. Wisepay said a hack of its website meant an attacker was able to harvest payment details between 2 and 5 October via a spoof page. Attempted payments to about 300…

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FBI investigating after cyberattack targets Wayne County School District

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Dissent

By this point, I’m expecting to read that an attack on a school district is a ransomware attack or a DDoS attack. This is neither. Eddie Robertson reports: A cyberattack against Wayne County School District’s 16th Section Principal Fund Account has resulted in an investigation by the FBI after they were contacted by school officials…

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Hackers Breached Telegram, Email Accounts of 20 Israeli Crypto Execs: Report

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Dissent

Rachel McIntosh reports: Hackers targeted approximately 20 Israeli cryptocurrency executives in early September, demanding payments of digital currency after hacking into their phones and stealing their identities. Israeli news source Haaretz reported that the cyberattack, which ultimately did not result in any lost funds, may have been carried out by a state-sponsored team. According to Haaretz, the failed…

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Chinese Hackers Steal Personal Data of Half of Taiwan’s Workforce, What Next?

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Dissent

Krishnendu Banerjee reports: Amid escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese hackers have allegedly stolen data of nearly six million Taiwanese. The largest data breach in the country’s history, Chinese hackers targeted a Taiwanese job bank and sold the data on the dark web as per authorities. […] During the search, authorities found an account…

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