The State Bar of Georgia has notified members and employees of a cyberattack in April that resulted in access to the information of some current and former employees and members. The State Bar determined that the following personal information may have been accessed: name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, direct deposit…
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Johnson Fitness and Wellness hit by DESORDEN Group
In what has become a familiar event, DESORDEN Group announced yet another attack on a multinational corporation. This time, their target was Johnson Fitness and Wellness, a subsidiary of Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd. Johnson Health Tech manufactures exercise training equipment and is listed on the Taiwan stock exchange; Johnson Fitness is headquartered in the…
Detroit Health Department Provides Notice of Data Security Incident
The following is a notice from the Detroit Health Department. It is unclear whether this was an accidental breach due to error or some more intentional wrongdoing by an employee, but the notice makes no mention of disciplining any employee or referring to law enforcement. The Detroit Health Department is notifying specific individuals about a…
How Ransomware Is Causing Chaos in American Schools
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: May 19, 2021 was supposed to be just another day at the end of the school year at Sierra College, a community college in Rocklin, California. Instead, hackers hit the school with ransomware, throwing it into chaos. “We are experiencing a major cybersecurity event this morning that is impacting the majority of services…
Wisconsin Department of Health Services notifying some Medicaid members of breach
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced that on August 8, 2022, as part of a cybersecurity incident investigation, DHS was notified that a presentation emailed to the DHS Children’s Long-Term Support Council in April 2021 contained protected health information. This presentation was forwarded to employees working for county government agencies in Rock…
Cyberattack on Colorado state website follows Russian hacktivist threat
Kevin Collier reports: Colorado state officials said the government’s website was taken offline Wednesday, the result of an apparent cyberattack that came shortly after a known Russia-based hacker group posted on Telegram that it would be targeting U.S. state websites. Colorado’s website was rendered inaccessible for much of the day Wednesday, and its portal page…