On October 12, WXYZ reported that Walled Lake Consolidated Schools in Michigan had suffered an attack that impacted their systems: The superintendent sent an email out Sunday night saying email cannot be sent or received, and internet access, along with access to network drives, is down. Skyward Family Access, where parents can see their child’s…
Category: U.S.
Insider Threat: Vengeful Former Century 21 Employee Charged with Alleged Computer Tampering
October 21 – Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of HECTOR NAVARRO, 30, a former Human Resources systems administrator at Century 21’s Manhattan department store, for breaching the company’s network to steal and alter data. NAVARRO is charged in a New York Supreme Court indictment with Attempted Grand Larceny in the…
Names, Private Information Of Child Sex Crime Victims Were Illegally Made Public In Cook County Court Records
Samah Assad, Christopher Hacker, and Brad Edwards report: Cook County officials left the personal information of child sex crime victims in public court records, violating a state law that requires those details be kept hidden. The person charged with protecting those victims’ privacy in the records, Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown, refused to restrict access to them for more than a month after being told about…
TX: Parker County Impacted by Computer Security Incident
October 19 – On Friday night Oct. 16, 2020, Parker County discovered they were impacted by a computer security incident. Following the discovery, County IT staff quickly isolated the compromised systems to limit the spread of the attack. County elections systems were not impacted. The Parker County Elections systems reside on an isolated network which…
Virtual learning company admits releasing student data in bid to expand in Missouri
Kurt Erikson reports: A company offering virtual learning programs in Missouri “inadvertently” released student information as it worked the Capitol halls earlier this year in a bid to make it easier to expand its offerings. [,,,] In an Aug. 20 letter, Christopher Neale, assistant commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, said…
Recent Closing of Three Tribal Casinos Provides Cyberattack Lessons
Ed Silverstein reports: Two Idaho tribal casinos and one California casino have temporarily closed following a cyberattack. This is relatively unusual, but other gaming properties should prepare for the continuing risk, several cybersecurity legal experts warn. In the latest example, Clearwater River Casino & Lodge in Lewiston and It’se Ye-Ye Casino in Kamiah reopened in…