NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced EDWARD TOLIVER, age 47, a New Orleans native who had been living in Houston, Texas, to 124 months in federal prison for his role in a massive credit card fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The sentencing was held on April 29, 2021. In…
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Scripps Health Hit By Cyberattack
Christina Bravo reports: Scripps Health confirmed Sunday their technology servers were hacked overnight, forcing the health care system to switch to offline chart systems and causing a disruption to their patient portals. Scripps did not provide any information on how the cyberattack occurred or state exactly what systems were affected by the breach. The health…
Ransomware Attack On Midwest Transplant Network Affects More Than 17,000
Dan Margulies reports on a breach that had the potential to cost lifes when a transplant network was temporarily locked out of its files: Families of organ, eye and tissue donors are receiving letters this week from the Midwest Transplant Network informing them of a data breach affecting more than 17,000 individuals. The breach, a…
Unidentified cyberattackers force Alaska Court System to disconnect from internet
James Brooks reports: A cyberattack has caused the Alaska Court System to disconnect most of its operations from the internet, an act expected to block electronic court filings, disrupt online payments and prevent hearings from taking place by videoconference for several days. The Courtview system used to look up court records has been taken offline, as…
Everett medical worker charged with ID theft of 39 patients
Ellen Davis reports: An Everett medical worker stole sensitive records from 39 patients, including elderly patients, to forge identities she then used to rent an apartment and buy two cars, according to unprofessional conduct charges filed by the Washington State Department of Health. The woman, 37, has also been charged in a separate criminal case…
In: Records stolen from Sector 23 govt school
TNN reports: The UT [Union Territory] police have booked an unidentified person for stealing records and damaging a computer system at a government school in Sector 23. Rajiv, principal of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, said in his police complaint that an unidentified person entered the computer lab of the school, stole files and set admission records…