Noah Goldberg reports: Convicted sex-cult guru Keith Raniere and his legal team are in hot water for accidentally revealing the names of victims of the NXIVM leader in court documents Tuesday. The feds responded quickly, asking Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis to seal the documents, which he agreed to and which was done early…
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MI: Mott Community College addresses data security breach
Winter Keefer reports: Mott Community College announced Wednesday that it has identified and addressed a data security breach. Through an investigation, Mott Community College determined that an unauthorized person obtained access to its systems between November 27 and January 9, and transferred files maintained on one of its systems outside of its network. The college…
KY: City of Frankfort has IT network hacked
Austin Horn reports: The City of Frankfort says it learned of a hack to its servers on Sunday. Two separate sources with knowledge of the situation — including one city employee — told The State Journal that the city is being held ransom. Both spoke on condition of anonymity. After an inquiry from the newspaper,…
TX: Novus Hospice CEO Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
March 19 – The CEO of a local hospice agency has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and Medicaid, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Bradley J. Harris, the 39-year-old former head of Novus and Optimum Health Services, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and healthcare…
Flagstar Bank loses customers’ social security numbers after Accellion attack
Graham Cluley writes: Things don’t get much worse than having to admit to your employees that a gang of cybercriminals have broken into your infrastructure, stolen the private details (social security numbers, names and home addresses) of your staff, and are demanding that your company pays a ransom before further sensitive data is leaked. Well,…
MO: Park Hill schools closed Monday due to malware attack
Katelyn Brown reports: The Park Hill School District was forced to cancel classes Monday due to a malware attack on the district. Classes were canceled for both in-person and online students. A Facebook post explaining the incident was shared just before 7 a.m. Read more on KSHB. h/t, @Chum1ng0 Update: The district opted not to…