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UnityPoint Health Reaches $2.8M Settlement Over 2018 Data Breach

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Dissent

There’s an update to the litigation stemming from two UnityPoint Health phishing incidents that were discovered within months of each other in 2018.  Part of the lawsuit was thrown out in 2019, but negligence claims were allowed to go forward.  Not surprisingly, that seemed to result in a settlement. Jessica Davis reports:  Iowa Health System,…

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New Ransom X Ransomware used in Texas TxDOT cyberattack

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: A new ransomware called Ransom X is being actively used in human-operated and targeted attacks against government agencies and enterprises. May 2020 was not a good month for Texas as both the Texas Courts and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) were hit with ransomware attacks. At the time of the attacks, it was not known…

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Louis mayor slammed for broadcasting names, addresses of ‘defund the police’ supporters

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Dissent

Nicole Acevedo reports: The mayor of St. Louis is facing backlash for reading aloud during a public briefing the full names and street addresses of protesters who are calling on the city to defund the police department. […] As of Saturday, at least 15,000 people had signed a Change.org petition calling for Krewson’s resignation, contending that she…

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Maine’s fraud investigations have derailed some Mainers’ federal unemployment benefits

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Dissent

Peter McGuire reports: The effort to root out identity fraud in Maine’s unemployment insurance system has delayed establishing federal programs to aid jobless Mainers. From the week ending May 30 to the week ending June 20, the Maine Department of Labor canceled roughly 23,900 initial claims and 41,000 weekly certifications that were determined to be…

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NYS: Comptroller’s audits continue: Urban Choice Charter School

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Dissent

For a number of years now, I’ve noted NYS comptroller audits of school districts when it comes to IT and infosecurity.  Here’s one that was recently released concerning Urban Choice Charter School in Rochester: Issued Date June 12, 2020 Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and School officials ensured information technology (IT) assets were safeguarded….

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Report: e-Learning Data Breach Exposes 1 Million College Students’ Data

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Dissent

Breitbart reports: Over one million students that have used the OneClass e-learning platform may have had their personal data breached. A report published on Thursday suggests that the popular educational platform experienced a significant data breach this week, creating a “goldmine for criminal hackers.” Read more on Breitbart.

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