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People charged up to $1,800 for water bill following Apex cyberattack

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by Dissent

Elaina Athans reports from Apex, North Carolina: People have been coming to Apex Town Hall in droves to challenge their water bills, and Mayor Jacques Gilbert is encouraging residents to do exactly that. Some in the town known as ‘The Peak of Good Living’ are getting bills equivalent to a mortgage payment. More than $1,800 was…

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Revenue Cycle Vendor Notifying 400,000 Patients of Hack

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Dissent

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A Texas-based healthcare revenue cycle management firm is notifying nearly 400,000 individuals of a hacking incident that it says originated with another third party. The incident is among a growing list of major health data breaches implicating vendors and affecting tens of millions of patients so far this year. Gryphon Healthcare…

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Mount Airy medical office says it was hit by ransomware attack

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Dissent

Ryan Marshall reports: A Mount Airy medical office is assuring patients that no data was compromised in a ransomware attack on the office’s computer system discovered last year, part of what federal officials say is a dramatic increase in such incidents in recent years. […] Family Medical Center in Mount Airy reported that it learned…

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Privacy and Security of Student Data (Follow-Up of Audit of NY State Education Department)

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Dissent

Issued Date: September 26, 2024 Agency/Authority: State Education Department Full Report (.pdf) Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Privacy and Security of Student Data (Report 2021-S-29). About the Program The State Education Department (SED) is part of the University of the State of New York, one of…

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Attorney General Tong Co-Leads $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Dissent

The following enforcement action was related to FTC action, also announced today, but is a separate settlement with states. The following press release is from Connecticut’s Attorney General: (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General Tong announced today that a coalition of 50 attorneys general, co-led by Connecticut, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as…

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FTC Takes Action Against Marriott and Starwood Over Multiple Data Breaches

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Dissent

From the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission will require Marriott International, Inc. and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC to implement a robust information security program to settle charges that the companies’ failure to implement reasonable data security led to three large data breaches from 2014 to 2020 impacting more than 344…

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