A small roundup of incidents from the past 24 hours, including some dark web disclosures Uintah Basin Healthcare notifies patients of data breach discovered in November Uintah Basin Healthcare (“UBH”) in Utah became aware of unusual activity in their network on November 7, 2022. They are first notifying patients who received care at UBH between…
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NC: Gaston College still investigating February cyberattack; personal information stolen still being determined
Taylor Young reports: Gaston College is a victim of a ransomware attack that prompted the school to take critical systems offline for caution. A college spokesperson said the it discovered the security issue Feb. 22. The school provided alternative links for students and staff, so campus operations and classes could continue. […] Two weeks ago, those…
U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses
A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter. Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe, 23, was extradited from Spain on April 26. “O’Connor’s criminal activities were flagrant and malicious, and his conduct impacted multiple people’s lives….
City of Dallas update on ransomware attack recovery efforts
4 p.m. update, Monday, May 8 As of Monday, May 8 DallasCityHall.com and DallasPolice.net are back online. 911 and 311 intake and dispatch continue via phone and radio dispatch while Computer Assisted Dispatch (CAD) components including 1900 mobile devices (1600 for DPD and 300 for DFR) and the server routing calls are tested to ensure…
Cyberattacks a Problem for Nearby Emergency Departments, Too
Michael DePeau-Wilson writes: A ransomware attack at one healthcare system had a significant impact on two neighboring emergency departments (EDs) that weren’t targeted in the attack, researchers found. Daily mean ED volume rose 15.1% at the two facilities, from 218.4 in the pre-attack period to 251.4 in the attack period (P<0.001), Christian Dameff, MD, MS, of…
Avos Locker starts leaking student data from Bluefield College; claims to still have access
The situation with the ransomware attack on Bluefield University continues to escalate. The attack by Avos Locker occurred on April 30. On May 1, the attackers used the college’s RAMAlert emergency system to blast messages to all students informing them of the breach and threatening to leak their data if the college didn’t pay them….