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Break-in at Anchorage hospice could mean breach of private patient data

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Dissent

Jennifer Summers reports: Hospice of Anchorage is letting patient families know about a potential breach of private patient data after its offices were broken into last month. A news release says the break-in happened between the evening of Dec. 24 and the morning of Dec. 26. Read more on KTVA.

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Nebraska hospital 80% recovered after November ransomware attack

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dissent

Mackenzie Garrity reports: North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health is nearly recovered following a ransomware attack in November 2019 that encrypted the hospital’s computers, according to local NBC affiliate KNOP. Hospital officials say they are 80 percent finished with the recovery processes. Only thing left to recover is archived information, which hospital officials say is rarely used. Read…

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NY: Town of Colonie got hacked; looks to avoid paying ransomware demand of about $400,000

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dissent

Jim Franco reports: The town’s computer system was hacked, and the cyber extortionists are asking for about $400,000 in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to unlock it. But, said Supervisor Paula Mahan, the town is operating on a backup system that is allowing day-to-day operations to continue. “We have all of our data and our backup system is…

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AZ: Cardiovascular Associates of Arizona reports office burglary

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Dissent

Cardiovascular Associates of Arizona has published a notice in the Arizona Silver Bullet. Dear Editor: We would like to inform our patients that somewhere over the weekend of 10/07-10/09 our office in Globe was broken into. Four laptops were stolen; each laptop was guarded with a PIN code and password to get on the computer….

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CA: Panama-Buena Vista School District ransomware attack will delay report cards

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dissent

23ABC reports: The Panama-Buena Vista School District said that due to the recent ransomware attack, teachers will not be able to get report cards out on time. On Jan. 10, the district was hit with a cyber ransomware attack that caused a technology and phone outage at multiple schools. Read more on Turnto23.com.

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Foreign country hacks New Mexico Public Regulation Commission system

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dissent

Victoria Shupryt reports: The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is investigating after a foreign country hacked its network internet and intranet system, according to officials. A spokesperson for the FBI says the agency is also involved. Read more on KOAT.

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