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Morgan Stanley asks court to throw out data security lawsuit

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Dissent

Ryan W. Neal reports: Morgan Stanley has asked a New York federal court to throw out a class action lawsuit alleging the firm failed to properly wipe sensitive client information from decommissioned computer equipment that has since gone missing. The former clients cannot plausibly identify instances of personal data being accessed or misused, or any…

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NC: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools email gaffe exposes medical info on 3,000 students

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Dissent

From the no-need-to-hack-if-it’s-leaking dept., WBTV reports: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools sent an email to hundreds of parents that included person and medical information of nearly 3,000 students. The CMS email was to confirm all students who were enrolled in the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP). It was sent out the afternoon of August 6 and went to…

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Crytek confirms Egregor ransomware attack, customer data theft

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: Game developer and publisher Crytek has confirmed that the Egregor ransomware gang breached its network in October 2020, encrypting systems and stealing files containing customers’ personal info later leaked on the gang’s dark web leak site. The company acknowledged the attack in breach notification letters sent to impacted individuals earlier this month…

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Electromed reveals data breach, offers identity theft protection to customers

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Dissent

Evan Ramstad reports: An unauthorized person or group jacked into systems at Electromed Inc., a maker of products that relieve chronic respiratory conditions, and obtained data on customers and employees. In disclosing the data breach, Electromed said Monday it has no indication that any customer information has been used inappropriately. Read more on the Star…

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k-12 school districts fall prey to Pysa ransomware

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Dissent

—– A DataBreaches.net report by Dissent and Chum1ng0 —– In Part 1 of this series, DataBreaches.net described a number of attacks by Pysa (mespinoza) threat actors on medical entities in the U.S. In Part 2, we look at eight k-12 public school districts in the U.S. who either appear on the threat actors’ dedicated leak…

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Illinois’ FOID Card System Hit By Cyber Attack

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Dissent

WROK1440 reports: Some parts of Illinois state government have really been taking it on the chin from the bad guys in cyberspace. On the heels of cyber attacks on the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, comes word of trouble for the Illinois State Police (ISP). So What Happened? Last Thursday, the…

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