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PA: Media’s reporting on breach led to new state data breach law

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dissent

Rick Earle reports: An exclusive Target 11 investigation into a massive data breach last year has led to a new state law meant to protect every citizen of the Commonwealth. Target 11 Investigator Rick Earle broke the story of that data breach last April and now because of his reporting, state lawmakers passed legislation requiring timely notification of…

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TX: Dallas Central Appraisal District Systems Still Down a Week After Ransomware Attack

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dissent

Jacob Vaughn reports: The website, servers and email for the Dallas Central Appraisal District, or DCAD, have been inaccessible after the entire system was attacked by hackers last week. DCAD, which appraises Dallas County properties for tax purposes, announced early last week on social media that it was the victim of a ransomware attack, and it…

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NY: Some internet restored after Albany schools hacked

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dissent

News10 reports an update on the cyberattack that hit Albany schools in New York earlier this month: Students, faculty, and staff in the City School District of Albany who use Chromebooks to access the internet had their services restored on Monday. District systems and resources are still unavailable, though, for anyone using desktops or laptops,…

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Lake Charles Memorial Health system victim of cyberattack and data leak by Hive

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Dissent

On October 25, Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMH) in Louisiana received an email that began, “Ladies and gentlemen! Attention, please!  This is Hive Ransomware Team.” The remainder of the email stated that Hive had been in LCMH’s network for 12 days and had exfiltrated 270 GB of files including patient and employee data. A…

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Five Former Methodist Hospital Employees Charged with HIPAA Violations

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Dissent

Criminal prosecutions under HIPAA are still relatively rare. Here’s one reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Tennessee on November 10: Memphis, TN – A federal grand jury has indicted five former Methodist Hospital employees for conspiring with Roderick Harvey, 40, to unlawfully disclose patient information in violation of the Health Insurance…

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MI: Ransomware attack responsible for shutdown affecting Jackson, Hillsdale schools

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Dissent

Martin Slagter reports: Jackson County Intermediate School District officials took network systems offline after technology staff determined suspicious activity to be the result of a “ransomware incident.” Public school districts in both counties canceled classes Monday, Nov. 14, with the system outage impacting a wide range of building operations including but not limited to heating,…

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