Darcy Costello reports: A former Baltimore County police officer accused of stealing a dead woman’s identity entered a guilty plea Wednesday to one count of identity theft. Deandre Ross, 27, who worked for the Baltimore County Police for four years, was sentenced to three years in prison, all but 18 months suspended, followed by 18…
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McMenamins hit by ransomware attack; chain says customer data appears secure but employee info at risk
Mike Rogoway reports: Portland hotel and brewpub chain McMenamins has been hit by a ransomware attack that left many of its computer systems inoperable. Intruders may have accessed some of its employee records, the company said Wednesday night, but appear to have left customer data untouched. McMenamins said it identified and blocked the attack on…
Transamerica sued by 401(k) participant over data breach
Emile Hallez reports: A breach of 401(k) participant data earlier this year prompted a class action lawsuit this month against Transamerica Retirement Solutions. In June, the company became aware of a change within one of its websites that let employer customers view compromising data about participants in other retirement plans, according to a notice posted by the…
Growing Cyberthreats, Surging Insurance Costs
Suzanne Smalley reports: Higher education institutions seeking cybersecurity insurance today are not unlike homeowners living on the water in a hurricane-prone coastal community: the riskier the environment, the harder it is to get insured. For both community colleges and four-year institutions, cyberthreats are now very pronounced, and that reality has led to more institutions facing…
NJ: Cancer Care Providers Will Adopt New Security Measures and Pay $425,000 to Settle Investigation into Two Data Breaches
CONSENT ORDER NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement with three New Jersey-based providers of cancer care that the State alleges failed to adequately safeguard patient data, exposing the personal and protected health information of 105,200 consumers, including 80,333 New Jersey residents. Under…
Long Island Jewish school’s website hacked with Nazi images, slurs
Fox News reports: Anti-Semitic images, slurs and songs were posted on the website of a Jewish school in Long Island on Monday in an apparent hack, video shows. The North Shore Hebrew Academy High School’s homepage was splattered with a Swastika and clip of marching Nazi SS guards, according to the footage posted on Twitter. […]…