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Lawsuit Over November 2016 hack of Quest Diagnostics Settles

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Dissent

A lawsuit stemming from a November, 2016 hack of Quest Diagnostics that impacted 34,000 patients has now settled. According to TopClassActions: A $195,000 Quest class action settlement will resolve claims that a 2016 data breach compromised the information of thousands of patients. Read more on Top Class Actions.

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(UPDATED) Texas bank attacked with DoppelPaymer ransomware — attackers’ report

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Dissent

Update 2:  The attackers have confirmed that they had named the wrong bank and that the victim bank is Community Development Bank (in Minnesota). UPDATE 1:  Amanda Tavackoli SVP, Communication for TBK Bank has responded with the following statement: I’m responding to your request for information regarding the DoppelPaymer claim. Reports that CD Bank has…

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GA: Records reveal City of Cartersville paid ransomware attackers $380K

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Dissent

James Swift reports: On May 6, 2019, the City of Cartersville alerted residents that the local government had fallen prey to a ransomware attack. Yet since then, details on the size, scope and severity of the cybersecurity breach have remained scarce. City officials broke their nearly yearlong silence on the cyberattack, however, in the wake of…

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US Railroad Contractor Reports Data Breach After Ransomware Attack

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: RailWorks Corporation, one of North America’s leading railroad track and transit system providers, disclosed a ransomware attack that led to the exposure of personally identifiable information of current and former employees, their beneficiaries and dependents, as well as that of independent contractors. Read more on BleepingComputer.

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NC: Data breach potentially impacts hundreds of Brunswick County Schools employees

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Dissent

And then there were two….. WWAY News reports: The company that administers the Flexible Spending Account plans for Brunswick County Schools had a data breach, which means hundreds of school employees may be affected. Interactive Medical Systems Corporation is the third-party company that administers the employee benefit plan. The company noticed an IMS employee’s email…

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IL: La Salle County: We’re still open for business

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Dissent

News Tribune reports: La Salle County officials Friday morning affirmed workers continue to restore the county’s computer network “with its first priority being public safety” after a ransomware attack this week. “All county offices remain open and are operating in lieu of their limited ability to access certain documents and records,” the statement read. “The…

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