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Cyber-attack threat is costly for Modesto schools. The total estimate may surprise you.

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Dissent

Ken Carlson reports: The costs of combating a recent cyber attack and securing computer services against further attacks will easily exceed $1 million for Sylvan Union School District. According to a budget study in April, the Modesto school district amassed $475,700 in costs in eradicating two cyber-attack viruses that took down essential services in the…

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NY: North Country newspaper group faces Ryuk attack, but is it second attack or just more of the first?

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dissent

Alec Johnson reports: The cyber attack that began at the Watertown Daily Times on Saturday reared its head again Thursday, but staff rallied to work without hard-wired internet to get the papers out. The cyber attack crippled the data infrastructure of Johnson Newspaper Corp., which publishes newspapers in Ogdensburg, Massena, Carthage, Malone, Oswego, Hudson, Catskill…

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Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dissent

April 10, 2022: A post that originally appeared at this URL has now been removed. The post, an excerpt from a mainstream news report, had described a felony charge against a named individual.  The individual was acquitted on the felony charge that had made this story newsworthy. Given the other details in the news report,…

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Michigan investigating the Inmediata breach

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Dissent

Michigan’s Attorney General is aware of the Inmediata breach and its incident response cock-up that has been reported on this site.  People have been complaining here and some have called the state to complain. Remember that in addition to complaining to your state consumer protection bureau or state insurance department, you can also file a…

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LA: Madison Parish Hospital notifies 1,436 patients whose protected health information was improperly shared

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Dissent

Madison Parish Hospital Service District reported that 1,436 patients were impacted by an incident reported to HHS as Unauthorized Access/Disclosure of PHI located on “Desktop Computer, Email.” A notice on their web site provides some addition information: NOTICE OF PRIVACY BREACH We take patient privacy very seriously, and it is important to us that you…

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Seattle University laptop containing 2,000 Social Security numbers lost

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Dissent

Asia Fields reports: Seattle University is warning that the names and Social Security numbers of more than 2,000 people could be exposed after a university-issued laptop was lost last month. Files containing information for 2,102 current and former faculty, staff and their dependents are accessible from the unencrypted laptop, which a university employee lost on…

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