Well, this is a bit different from what I am used to reading. Galstan & Ward Family and Cosmetic Dentistry (Galstan & Ward) is a dental practice in Georgia. On September 9, 2020, they learned that they had been a victim of a ransomware attack — or an attempted attack — when they got a…
Category: Of Note
Ca: Class action suit launched against Dell after data breach led to years of scam calls
David Paddon reports: A proposed class action suit has been launched against Dell Technologies on behalf of thousands of Canadians whose personal information was compromised in a data breach. According to a claim filed in a Nova Scotia court, the suit’s proposed representative plaintiff is seeking compensation for two years of scam calls and emails he received after a…
Statement by Gardiner Public Schools about Ransomware Attack
On November 26, DataBreaches.net reported that two more k-12 districts appeared to have been attacked by ransomware threat actors. One was Spring ISD in Houston, Texas, but DataBreaches.net did not name the other district at the time as they had not confirmed the breach. DataBreaches.net has now received a statement from the Gardiner Public Schools…
Coming up soon: Supreme Court hears CFAA case
Oral argument in Van Buren v. United States is scheduled for 11:00 am Eastern. It will air on C-Span. Info here. Case preview on SCOTUSblog here.
Three Montrealers arrested after Quebec teachers’ personal information stolen
Amy Luft reports: Quebec provincial police have arrested three Montreal men they say are behind a widespread identity theft operation that stole personal information from scores of Quebec teachers and education workers. The three men were arrested on Friday: Frédéric Lapointe, 41, Rath Pak, 41, and Jimmy Saintelien, 39. In February, Quebec’s education minister revealed…
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Anti-Hacking Law’s Limits on Access
Andrea Vittorio reports: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument Nov. 30 over the scope of an anti-hacking law in a case that has implications for cybersecurity research, and other situations where computer access is in question. The case, Van Buren v. United States, involves whether people who misuse their authorized access can be…