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Kansas school district pulls messaging app after data breach

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Dissent

KWCH reports: Andover Public Schools said it has pulled the popular messaging app, Seesaw after the app was hacked. According to the Seesaw website, the app is used by 10 million teachers, students and family members, but the company declined to say how many users were affected by the hack. In a letter to parents,…

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Tax fraud ring leader jailed for selling children’s stolen identities

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: The owner of a fraudulent tax preparation business, Ariel Jimenez, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling the stolen identities of thousands of children on welfare and helping “customers” to falsely claim tax credits, causing tens of millions of dollars in tax loss. His “customers” used the stolen identity info…

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Federal Court holds nonprofit health center is immune from data breach class action

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Dissent

Daniel Rockey of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner writes: In a case of first impression, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted the motion of Defendant Neighborhood Healthcare seeking order compelling the United States to defend a putative class action lawsuit alleging that Neighborhood failed to ensure the confidentiality of her…

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Three Iranian Nationals Charged With Engaging In Computer Intrusions And Ransomware-Style Extortion Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure Providers

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Dissent

NEWARK, N.J. – An indictment was unsealed today charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and National Security Division Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen announced today. As alleged in the indictment, from October 2020 through the present, Mansour…

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A busy morning for those tracking ransomware in the healthcare sector

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Dissent

It is turning out to be a somewhat busy morning here because three new incidents in the healthcare sector reportedly involved ransomware or ransom attempts. DataBreaches was already aware that Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley notified HHS of a breach impacting 75,268 patients, but their notification letter reveals that this was a ransomware attack….

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Ambry Genetics Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over 2020 Data Breach for $12.3M

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Dissent

Genome Web reports: NEW YORK – Ambry Genetics has settled a class action lawsuit over a breach of personal customer data that occurred in 2020. According to the settlement agreement, filed Sept. 9 with the US District Court for the Central District of California, Ambry will pay $12.3 million into a settlement fund. Ambry, which is owned by…

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