ABC reports: The Maricopa County Community College District is releasing the findings from an investigation into a cyber security breach that happened earlier this year. In March, the college district announced that suspicious activity was found on their network which resulted in a system shutdown. […] A forensic investigation determined MCCCD likely identified and prevented…
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Middletown Man Sentenced To Six Months of Home Confinement For Damaging Former Employer’s Computer Network
David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Levii Delgado, 36, of Middletown, was sentenced today to six months of home confinement and over $13,000 in restitution by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief United States District Judge for the District of Delaware. Delgado pled guilty in February 2021…
N.J. school worker accidentally leaked Social Security numbers of staff to public
Anthony G. Attrino reports: Hundreds of employees in the Leonia School District in Bergen County were exposed to a data breach last month when an office worker inadvertently linked their personal information to an online meeting agenda. The Social Security numbers of about 300 teachers, custodians and administrators were exposed to the public for four…
Michigan Fitness Foundation notice concerning email hack in December, 2020
Notice seen on their web site: The Michigan Fitness Foundation (“MFF”) is providing notice of a recent data incident that may affect the security of certain individuals’ information. While MFF is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the affected information relating to this incident, in an abundance of caution, MFF is providing notice…
Proposed Settlement in Nebraska Medicine Data Breach Lawsuit
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A federal court has approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in February against Nebraska Medicine in the wake of a 2020 malware attack and exfiltration of sensitive personal data and medical records of tens of thousands of individuals. Read more on GovInfoSecurity.
Tech vendor that provides constituent newsletter services to dozens of House members hit by ransomware
John Bresnahan, Anna Palmer, and Jake Sherman report that iConstituent, a vendor providing an e-newsletter system used by many members of Congress for constituent outreach, was the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack has reportedly impacted approximately 60 members of the House from both parties, who have been unable to retrieve constituent information for…