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Transnational fraud ring stole millions from Army members, veterans

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: Fredrick Brown, a former U.S. Army contractor, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison after admitting to his role in a conspiracy that targeted thousands of U.S. service members and veterans and caused millions of dollars in losses. Brown was one of five fraudsters charged with carrying out an identify-theft and…

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City of Dallas calls IT protocols ‘inadequate’ in 131-page report on police data loss

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Dissent

Ryan Osborne reports: Dallas’ city information technology department sent a 131-page report to city council on Thursday, detailing the massive data loss involving police records earlier this year and attributing the issue to “inadequate” protocols among IT staff. The report confirmed that 22 terabytes of data, involving more than 8 million records, were deleted in…

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Epilepsy Foundation of Texas notifies individuals following phishing attack

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Dissent

The Epilepsy Foundation of Texas (“EFTX”) is notifying certain individuals of a phishing incident that may have compromised their personal or medical information.  From their disclosure: On or around June 8, 2021, the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas discovered fraudulent emails being sent out of an employee email account. Upon discovery, the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas contacted its IT personnel…

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Eskenazi Health now says some patient, employee information stolen in cyber attack

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Dissent

Shari Rudavsky reports that, as first reported by this site in August,  Eskenazi Health officials have announced that information from patients and employees was stolen and released on the dark web. The hospital will send a letter to all individuals impacted, detailing what types of information the cybercriminals obtained.  Read more on IndyStar.

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Pottawatomie Co. pays hackers to restore computer systems after cyber attack

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Dissent

Chris Fisher reports: Officials in Pottawatomie County say computer systems are slowly being restored after a ransom was paid to hackers. County officials say several of their servers were encrypted during a cyber attack on September 17, 2021. The county was able to resolve the attack by paying less than 10% of the hacker’s original demands….

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Thousands Affected by Ransomware Attack on Hawaii Company

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Dissent

Peter Boylan reports: About 4,500 customers of a Honolulu payroll processing company were potentially affected by a ransomware attack that exposed Social Security numbers, dates of birth, the full names of clients and bank account information. In mid-February, Hawaii Payroll Services LLC discovered its servers and databases had been breached by an unauthorized user. Read…

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