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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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Stonington Schools Were Victim of Ransomware Attack: School Officials

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Dissent

NBC reports: Stonington Public Schools was the victim of a ransomware attack, according to the school district. A message the superintendent sent to the school community said the investigation is ongoing and that student data on PowerSchool was not breached or affected. Read more on NBC. There doesn’t seem to be any notice on the…

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A Hospital Hit by Hackers, a Baby in Distress: The Case of the First Alleged Ransomware Death

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Dissent

Even though it was subsequently disproved, a lot of people still claim that a patient death following a ransomware attack on a German hospital was the result of the attack.  It wasn’t, but WSJ has a story about what might be the first death that can be attributed to a ransomware attack. Kevin Poulsen, Robert…

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