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Cyberattack disrupts Lowell city government, shuts down computers

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Dissent

Louisa Moller reports: The city of Lowell is alerting residents to a cyberattack that impacted the municipality’s computer systems starting early on Monday. “We realized Monday morning around 3 to 5 a.m. that there was a breach,” said City Manager Tom Golden. Golden says that phones, emails and other city systems are down as a…

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NIST to Finalize Special Publication (SP) 800-66 Revision 2 and Collaborate on Resources for Small, Regulated Entities

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Dissent

NIST to Finalize Special Publication (SP) 800-66 Revision 2 and Collaborate on Resources for Small, Regulated Entities April 25, 2023 For the past 18+ months, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has been working to update NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-66, Implementing the Health…

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Jackson school gives update on November cyberattack

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Dissent

Luke Snyder reports: The November ransomware attack forced Jackson and Hillsdale schools to shut down for days. At the time details were limited, but now officials say the ones behind the attacks were international, adding it was a Jackson technician that first discovered something wasn’t right. […] With the investigation now complete officials believe the…

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Nunn announces bipartisan plan to prevent school cyberattacks

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Dissent

Grant Gerlock reports: Third District Congressman Zach Nunn is supporting federal legislation aimed at preventing school cyberattacks like the one that canceled classes for Des Moines students for two days earlier this year. The measure would make federal officials available to advise school districts on ways to improve network security and respond to hacking attempts….

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CA: Elk Grove Unified School District investigating after employees report issues filing taxes

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Dissent

Brittany Hope reports: The Elk Grove Unified School District confirmed Monday it is investigating tax filing issues for some of its employees. KCRA 3 first received a tip about the potential identity theft two weeks ago but heard about official action from the district on Friday when we obtained a survey sent to some district…

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Former Methodist employees plead guilty to HIPAA violations

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case announced in November 2022 in which five former Methodist Hospital employees in Memphis Tennessee were charged with criminal violations of HIPAA. According to the indictment, between November 2017 and December 2020, the five were charged with conspiring with Roderick Harvey to unlawfully disclose patient information in violation HIPAA. Harvey…

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