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OH: MetroHealth reports data breach for 981 heart patients due to malware

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dissent

Brie Zeltner reports: The MetroHealth System is notifying almost 1,000 patients who received heart catheterization procedures at the hospital over the past year that their protected health information may have been accessed when three computers were hacked there. The health system discovered “malware” or malicious software, on three computers in its Cardiac Cath Lab, according…

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Penn State College of Engineering hacked; China suspected in at least one attack (updated)

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dissent

University alerted by FBI in November 2014 18,000 whose SSN were on server being notified First attack may have occurred in September 2012 NBC reports: The engineering school at Penn State was the target of two sophisticated hacking attacks, one of which cybersecurity experts say originated in China, the university announced on Friday. While the university…

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97% Of People Globally Unable to Correctly Identify Phishing Emails: Intel Security

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Dissent

Today, Intel Security released the findings of their phishing quiz which tested consumer knowledge of, and ability to detect, phishing emails. The quiz presented 10 emails compiled by Intel Security and asked respondents to identify which of the emails were phishing attempts designed to steal personal information and which were legitimate. Of the approximately 19,000…

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Breaking Bad computer ransomware encrypts files, asks for up to $1,000 to regain access

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Dissent

Xavier La Canna reports: A new computer virus has begun spreading in Australia that references the Breaking Bad TV show in a ransom note demanding up to $1,000 to decrypt files it infects. A blog post from the Symantec anti-virus company on Sunday said the so-called crypto ransomware was a new threat to Australia. Read…

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InterContinental Hotel Groups alerted by Secret Service to breach

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Dissent

It seems Six Continents Hotels (InterContinental Hotel Groups) was notified earlier this year by the Secret Service that some of its hotels had suffered a data security breach. One of the hotels IHG subsequently notified was Cities Service (Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Sulphur, Louisiana). IHG alerted them on February 11, 2015. When Cities Service…

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Pennsylvania-based Summit Health joins ranks of those falling for phishing

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dissent

On March 18, attorneys for Summit Health, Inc. in Pennsylvania notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office that on February 19, the hospital had learned that some of its employees had fallen for a phishing attempt. As a result of the successful phishing, employees’ information in the Lawson Employee Self-Service System, used to access payroll and benefits information, may…

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