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GA: JIA sends notices to those potentially affected by ransomware attack

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Dissent

Lauren McDonald reports: Jekyll Island Authority has sent notices to individuals whose data may have been compromised in a recent ransomware attack. The hackers could have had access to data affecting more than 7,000 individuals and companies who do business with the authority, according to a post on JIA’s website offering an update on the…

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PROOF POINTS: What happens when private student information leaks

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Dissent

Drawing upon the incredible work of Doug Levin and his K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report highlights some of Doug’s findings — findings the GAO relied heavily upon in their recent report. How you tabulate breaches can make a huge difference in the public’s — and Congress’s — understanding of the…

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Eight months after ransomware attack, Advanced Urgent Care of Florida Keys notifies patients

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Dissent

On March 14, DataBreaches.net reported that Advanced Urgent Care of the Florida Keys had been attacked, and patient data dumped. The data dump had been listed on a Russian-language forum known for data dumps, and the threat actor, then known as “m1x,” called the medical group “Malicious Defaulters” because they wouldn’t pay to prevent data…

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Patients need to be notified sooner of ransomware dumps

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Dissent

In the past year, we have seen a significant increase in the use of dedicated leak sites where ransomware threat actors post the names of victims and dump some of their data to pressure them to pay demanded ransom. In the U.S., HIPAA gives covered entities no more than 60 days from discovery of a…

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UVM Hospital Network Hit by Cyber Attack Restoring Services

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Dissent

NECN reports: Computer experts at the University of Vermont Medical Center are working to restore systems disabled in a cyberattack that have hurt the hospital’s ability to provide some cancer treatments. Officials are working to expand the capacity to provide chemotherapy at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington to seven days per week and three…

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NYS Comptroller Audit of Susquehanna Valley Central School District IT Controls

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Dissent

It almost seems surreal to discuss a routine school audit in the midst of all the news right now, but here we go… The NYS Comptroller’s Office released its report on Susquehanna Valley Central School District to determine whether district officials established information technology (IT) controls over user access to protect against unauthorized use, access…

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