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When I emailed Overlake OB/GYN in July about a ransomware attack in 2020, I didn’t anticipate what would happen next.

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Dissent

In December, 2019, Overlake Medical Center & Clinics discovered that some employees had fallen for a phishing scheme. On February 7, 2020, they reported the incident to HHS as impacting 109,234 patients. As HHS subsequently summarized things: After the breach, the [Covered Entity] implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the…

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VA: Hundreds of parents, students, staff at risk of identity theft as personal records found tossed on floor at Old Pulaski Middle School

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Dissent

Kelsey Jean-Baptiste reports: Concerns about confidential records being found thrown on the ground of the Old Pulaski Middle School have many worried. Hundreds of students, teachers, and staff are now at risk of having their private information stolen. Pulaski School superintendent, Dr. Kevin Siers says the documents date back to the 1970s. In pictures given…

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Mom says her 11-year-old son hacked into his school’s virtual system and shut down classes

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Dissent

That feeling when you are told your child is some kind of evil genius/master criminal who has been sabotaging the school district’s network for months…. Jeroslyn Johnson reports: A mom recently went viral on TikTok after finally revealing all the trouble her 11-year-old son has been in due to his amazing tech skills. TikTok user @VictoriaPrettyMuch took to TikTok…

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Threat actors add Johnson Memorial Health to dark web leak site

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Dissent

Johnson Memorial Health in Indiana was the victim of a ransomware incident in early October that was quickly reported in the press: The hackers gained access to the hospital’s network at 10:31 p.m. Friday and installed ransomware by 10:33 p.m. The hospital’s IT team discovered the attack within about 15 minutes and immediately shut down…

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Southern Ohio Medical Center hit by cyber-attack

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Dissent

Adam Black reports: Patients who had appointments at Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) facilities Thursday received notice that their appointments were canceled due to an emergency. Rumors quickly started circulating that the hospital and its facilities we unable to access their computers or phone lines due to the computer system being down. It was later…

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Manhasset School District continues to recover from September ransomware attack

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Dissent

Robert Pelaez has an update on the Manhasset School District ransomware incident that resulted in the  dumping of numerous files on current and former employees and students  on the dark web — many with personal and sensitive information.  But what caught my eye in the update was this: Last month, district officials warned Manhasset students…

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