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Minneapolis Public Schools starts notifying106,000 of ransomware attack

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Dissent

Joe Warminsky reports: Minneapolis Public Schools has begun notifying more than 100,000 people that their personal information may have been leaked after a cyberattack early this year. The school system started sending letters late last week, according to local media reports, and on Tuesday a notice posted on Maine’s data breach notification site said that 105,617 people were affected….

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Update: Leak site with plastic surgery patients’ data and sexually explicit videos removed

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Dissent

In July, DataBreaches reported a data breach involving the plastic surgery practice of Gary Motykie, M.D. The incident, which appeared to be a hack with an extortion demand, had been reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, but an upset patient had also contacted NBC News in Los Angeles to reveal that a leak site…

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Kudos to North Mississippi Health Services for fast detection and disruption of attack

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Dissent

Kudos to the North Mississippi Health Services for rapid detection and interruption of a phishing attack. In a website notice dated September 1, NMHS explains that on July 3, they discovered unauthorized access through an employee’s email account after a phishing email was unintentionally opened. “Our Security Operation Committee (SOC) promptly shut down the system,…

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Updating: Carlisle Area School District was hit with ransomware

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dissent

Matt Benedetto and Sarah Willson report: According to an email obtained by abc27 from the Carlisle Area School District, the school was notified by federal government officials that its internet system has been infiltrated with ransomware. Read more at ABC27.

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Lawrence schools trying to recover $2.7 million ‘frozen’ by online phishing scheme, officials say

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dissent

Travis Andersen reports: The Lawrence Public Schools are working to recover $2.7 million in funds that were recently “frozen” when a staffer responded to a phishing email sent by scammers posing as a vendor for the school district, city officials said. Mayor Brian A. DePeña’s office held an emergency meeting Thursday with informational technology specialists…

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UK: Highgate Wood School delays term by 6 days after cyber attack

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dissent

Joseph Reaidi reports: A school will be starting its new term six days late after it was targeted in a cyber-attack. Parents were informed that the Highgate Wood School, in Montenotte Road, has become a victim of an attack that has prevented the school from accessing systems. As a result, the start of the Crouch…

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