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FL: Leon County Schools website hacked during spring break

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Dissent

Karah Bailey reports:  One of the last things parents might want their children to experience was the first and most noticeable thing on the Leon County Schools homepage this morning: hate speech highlighted in an orange banner for all who logged in to see. The post, with comments too offensive to repeat, has been taken…

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Playing ‘Price is Right’-style game, GR doctors post operating room photos online

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Dissent

Susan Samples reports: Spectrum Health says it has launched an investigation after a group of doctors posted to Instagram photos taken in the operating room that show an organ from one patient and fibroid tissue from another. One picture showed a doctor posing with a length of fibrous tissue in his hand. It appeared the…

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FDLE arrests mother and daughter for unauthorized access into hundreds of student accounts

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dissent

Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested Laura Rose Carroll, 50, and her daughter, 17, of Pensacola on one count each of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices (a 3rd degree felony), unlawful use of a two-way communications device (a 3rd degree felony), criminal use of personally…

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21 months after a ransomware attack, a business associate breach first shows up on HHS’s breach tool. Here’s why.

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dissent

HIPAA Journal reports on an incident that is illustrative of the challenges entities may face in the wake of a ransomware attack — determining whether a breach is a reportable incident or not. It also illustrates what may happen if an entity decides something is not a reportable breach but further investigation by the U.S….

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MI: Troy School District website down after hacking from outside U.S., leaders say

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dissent

Mark Hicks reports: The Troy School District’s website is down after hackers posted discriminatory messages Monday, officials said. The hack was discovered in the afternoon, the district said on its Facebook page. “Hate speech and graffiti was posted on all of our district websites and the system’s internal messenger was used to send emails to…

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High-schooler and her mother hacked school records to steal homecoming queen election, police say

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dissent

Jaclyn Peiser reports: In a sparkling silver dress, the homecoming queen at J.M. Tate High School in Cantonment, Fla., stood on the football field on a brisk evening in late October to accept her crown. But among the students, whispers already had begun spreading about her victory. The homecoming queen had bragged for years about abusing the…

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