Sergiu Gatlan reports: U.S. tech company and Siemens subsidiary Brightly Software is notifying customers that their personal information and credentials were stolen by attackers who gained access to the database of its SchoolDude online platform. SchoolDude is a cloud-based platform for managing work orders used by over 7,000 colleges, universities, and K-12 schools from school…
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Methodist Family Health discloses breach potentially involving sensitive info on children
On May 3, Methodist Family Health (MFH) in Arkansas notified HHS that 5,259 patients were affected by a breach. On their website, MFH posted a notice on the same day. It begins: Methodist Family Health (“MFH”) experienced a data breach on March 4, 2023, that was first detected on March 6, 2023. After a thorough…
More breach news from the U.S. healthcare sector
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…
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…