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Attacked by ransomware, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group refused to pay ransom and restored from backups

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Dissent

On January 9, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group posted a breach notice on their website.  Today, the incident, which they reported to HHS on January 28, was added to HHS’s breach tool.  From the provider’s notice: Central Kansas Orthopedic Group (“CKOG”) recently discovered that an unauthorized party or group gained access to its computer system. CKOG…

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MA: Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s hit by ransomware attack

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Dissent

Boston25 News reports: A malware attack has disabled a computer system with Children’s Hospital affiliates, according to a spokesperson. The Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (PPOC) reported a large outage affecting more than 500 primary care doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across the state. The outage is only affecting offices that are affiliated with…

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NY: Insider wrongdoing breach results in more than 200 felony counts against former ACM Global Laboratory employee

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Dissent

Speaking of privacy breaches that might lead to patient lawsuits, read this report by Charles Molineaux, which begins: A former health care worker with ACM Global Laboratory faces hundreds of felony charges, accused of illegally rifling through confidential medical records, for more than two years, in what her alleged target said was a hunt for…

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Former Fifth Third employees stole customer info, gave to outside group

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Dissent

John London reports: Authorities are investigating a data breach at Fifth Third Bank and it appears to be an inside job. According to Fifth Third, “a small number of employees” stole personal data from the bank. Read more on WLWT.

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Chinese Military Personnel Charged with Computer Fraud, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud for Hacking into Credit Reporting Agency Equifax

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Dissent

Statement by the U.S. Department of Justice today: A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans’ personal data and Equifax’s valuable trade secrets. The nine-count indictment alleges…

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CT: No E-Mail/Internet At Vernon Schools Monday Amid Security Check

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Dissent

Chris Dehnel reports: Schools in Vernon will have no internet access or e-mail capabilities on Monday while education officials look into a potential security breach. Parents were alerted via text and phone messages Sunday evening. According to the messages, school officials discovered what was termed “a potential for unauthorized access to our network” on Saturday…

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