WAAY31 reports: Huntsville City Schools is canceling classes on Tuesday due to a ransomware threat. The district announced earlier Monday that it was closing all schools and campuses for the remainder of the day “due to a potential cybersecurity threat.” It said “students, families, and faculty and staff members should shut down their district-issued devices and…
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LA: Stuller Hit by Cyberattack
James Ritchie reports: Stuller Inc. was hit by a cyberattack Saturday morning, resulting in “a variety of operational issues.” “Since our discovery of the cyber-attack, we have worked around the clock to prepare our business to serve you in all the ways you have grown accustomed to,” Stuller President Danny Clark stated on Sunday. “With that…
Speaking of CFAA cases involving employees: Linda Jean Pangelinan Palacios Sentenced for Unauthorized Access of a Protected Computer in Furtherance of Fraud
November 25 – Shawn N. Anderson, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Linda Jean Pangelinan Palacios, age 48, from Dededo, Guam, was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to five months imprisonment for Unauthorized Access of a Protected Computer in Furtherance of…
Cadwalader and Bar Groups Among Latest to Report Data Breach Incidents
Andrew Maloney reports: In an era of remote work, big bar groups and large law firms continue to see a spate of data breaches and cybersecurity attacks. The New York City Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association have both reported data breaches this year, according to reports filed with the Maryland attorney general’s office. Meanwhile, Cadwalader,…
“Apophis Squad” Member Who Made Online Threats Against Schools and Airline Sentenced to Nearly 8 Years in Federal Prison
A North Carolina man who engaged in a series of cyber and swatting attacks, including sending bogus threats of shootings and bombings to schools in the United States and United Kingdom, was sentenced today to 95 months in federal prison. Timothy Dalton Vaughn, 22, whose online aliases included “WantedbyFeds” and “Hacker_R_US,” of Winston-Salem, North Carolina,…
SC: McLeod Health notifying patients after breach of employee email account
From their notice on their web site: McLeod Health (“McLeod”) is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of our patients’ information. Regrettably, we are addressing an email security incident that may involve some of that information. McLeod is currently reviewing the contents of an email account that was accessed by an unauthorized actor between…