Taylor Mitchell reports: Some customers who pay the city of Pell City via paper check for their utility bills may have had their data breached according to the municipality and Valley Bank. City Manager Brian Muenger said the municipality has been informed by Valley Bank that some of the city’s customers may have had their…
Category: U.S.
Major U.S. hospital system hit by ransomware
Kevin Collier reports: A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical cyberattacks in United States history. Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend, and some hospitals have had to resort to filing…
Hackers Have Infiltrated Many of Washington State’s Agencies
Kartikay Mehrotra and Dina Bass report: Hackers have launched a sprawling, multifaceted cyber-attack against the state of Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. The attack infested many of the state’s agencies with sophisticated malware, including one type known as Trickbot, according to the two people, who requested anonymity because they aren’t authorized…
Suspicious logins reported after ransomware attack on US govt contractor
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Customers of Tyler Technologies, one of the biggest software providers for the US state and federal government, are reporting finding suspicious logins and previously unseen remote access tools (RATs) on their networks and servers. The reports come days after Tyler Technologies admitted last week to suffering a ransomware attack. Read more on…
TN: ‘Data security incident’ shuts down Montgomery County’s computer network
Chris Smith reports: Montgomery County’s government networks were taken down over the weekend during a “data security incident” that started on Friday. While several websites were accessible to the public on Sunday, they had limited functionality. Read more on Clarksville Now.
NY: Century Specialty Script notifying customers and patients after employee Office account compromised
Century Specialty Script, LLC (“Century”) is a specialty pharmacy in New York. Yesterday, it disclosed a data security incident potentially impacting protected health information. According to their press release, they do not know when it happened, but one employee’s Microsoft Office365 accounts was compromised. The intruder’s access was discovered on or about July 28, and…