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Two covered entities who discovered breaches last summer first notifying patients

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Dissent

Two breaches that were first reported to HHS in November have now been more fully disclosed. Both of the following breaches were first reported to HHS in November as impacting 500 or 501 patients — entries that this site usually suspects are just “markers” for “we have no idea yet how many were impacted.” Anne…

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CA: Chico State computer hacker sentenced

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Dissent

Chloe Curtis reports on an insider breach that exposed students’ personal information and requests for COVID vaccination exemptions: A 22-year-old Chico man was sentenced to probation, fines and community service after admitting to illegally hacking multiple computers at Chico State. Alejandro Benitez appeared in Butte County Superior Court on Thursday where he entered a plea…

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Griggsville-Perry School District hit by ransomware attack; early dismissal

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Dissent

KHQA reported yesterday: The Griggsville-Perry School District in Pike County, Ill., has been the victim of ransomware hackers who are holding files hostage in return for a ransom. While administrators and staff deal with the fallout, schools in the district will dismiss early on Thursday and Friday. Shuttle busses will run at noon, and dismissal…

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A data breach that put 688,000 patients at risk just became … even worse

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dissent

Q: What’s worse than a really bad data breach involving patient and employee data? A: A really bad data breach where the data gets leaked on the internet for everyone to grab for free. In June 2021, DataBreaches.net reached out to Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Washington to alert them to what appeared to…

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Albuquerque Schools Confirm Ransomware Attack, Resume Class

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dissent

Cedar Attanasio reports confirmation of what many of us suspected: Albuquerque Public Schools officials  said Tuesday a cyber threat that forced the district to cancel classes for two days last week was a ransomware extortion attack. Read more at AP. The district is still saying that there is no evidence that any personal info of…

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City of Tenino loses $280,309 to phishing email scam, state Auditor’s Office says

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Dissent

Martin Bilbao reports: The city of Tenino fell victim to a fraudulent scheme that cost it $280,309 in public funds, according to the Washington State Auditor’s Office. Former Clerk Treasurer John Millard initiated 20 automated clearing house payments from the city’s bank account to multiple out-of-state bank accounts from March 19 to May 4, 2020, per…

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