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UPDATED: Prov. Schools Staff Told Not to Log On to Internet Due to “Technical Difficulties”

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Dissent

GoLocal reports: Providence Public Schools’ internet network has reportedly been hit with “technical difficulties.” As GoLocal first reported, the school community was alerted to the issue Wednesday night. Now, the Providence Public Schools Department has sent out an update on Thursday morning. We write to inform you that, yesterday, PPSD IT staff detected irregular activity…

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Attleboro crisis pregnancy center stole data, tricked patients, lawsuit alleges

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Dissent

Beth Treffeisen reports: A women’s gynecological clinic in Attleboro is suing a neighboring crisis pregnancy center, accusing it of hacking its confidential online portal and misleading patients to prevent abortion. Four Women Health Services alleges that Attleboro Women’s Health Center, also named Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, broke computer fraud, consumer protection, and wiretapping laws…

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Columbus’ head of tech claims ransomware group ignored city before data leak; Rhysida says they’re lying (1)

Posted on September 10, 2024September 13, 2024 by Dissent

 Mark Feuerborn and Isabel Cleary report:  Columbus’ massive data leak has been described as a ransomware attack, but the city’s head of technology revealed something new Monday night about the incident: not only was there no ransom, attempts to negotiate with the hackers behind it went unanswered. The Columbus City Council was on break through August,…

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West Virginia law enforcement sues data broker for publishing personal information online

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Dissent

Suzanne Smalley reports: Whitepages is the latest data broker to be sued for allegedly flouting laws barring the publication of home addresses and other personal information belonging to judges, police officers, prosecutors and others in law enforcement. A retired West Virginia police officer filed a class action lawsuit against the company late last month for publishing his…

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Late Discovery: CMS and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation notify 947k of last year’s MOVEit data breach

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Dissent

Susan Morse reports: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation are mailing written notifications to 946,801 people whose protected health information or other personally identifiable information may have been compromised in a cyber breach. A security vulnerability was found in MOVEit software, a third-party application used in the transfer…

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FTC Takes Action Against Security Camera Firm Verkada over Charges it Failed to Secure Videos, Other Personal Data and Violated CAN-SPAM Act

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Dissent

August 30, 2024 – The Federal Trade Commission will require security camera firm Verkada to develop and implement a comprehensive information security program to settle allegations the company failed to use appropriate information security practices, which allowed a hacker to access customers’ security cameras. Under a proposed order, which must be approved by a federal…

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