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NC: Hackers demand ransom from Orange County for 3rd time in 6 years

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dissent

Holden Kurwicki reports: A local county is being held hostage by hackers who could have access to your private information at their fingertips. The Orange County IT Department is working hand in hand with outside agencies to hunt down hackers who have invaded county computer servers with ransomware. [..] “We have public computers at the…

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SD: Dell Rapids Boutique Boosts Security Following Hack; Still Hears From Hacker

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dissent

A popular South Dakota boutique is urging other small businesses to make sure they have a solid security firewall in place.  A hacker targeted The Mason Jar in Dell Rapids just before the busy holiday shopping season last year.  And the hacker is still returning to the scene of the cyber-crime. Well, why wouldn’t the…

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NJ Based Home Health Radiology Services Leaked Nearly 40k Case Files

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dissent

Jeremiah Fowler reports: On March 1st I discovered a non-password protected database that contained what appeared to be medical case files. I immediately notified the organization that we suspected was responsible based on information found inside the database. It was a Friday evening and the phone went straight to voice mail, leaving the database wide…

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NC: Man accused of trying to extort former employer by releasing customers’ private information

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dissent

WSOCTV reports: A man accused of trying to extort his former employer by threatening to release thousands of people’s personal and private information stood before a federal court judge for the first time Monday morning. The government said Matthew Moebius worked for a Statesville company for 13 years and had access to customers’ information. Court papers…

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Thousands of health records and doctor’s notes were exposed daily

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: A health tech company was leaking thousands of doctor’s notes, medical records, and prescriptions daily after a security lapse left a server without a password. The little-known software company, California-based Meditab, bills itself as one of the leading electronic medical records software makers for hospitals, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies. The company, among other…

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Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Dissent

Joseph Cox reports: Elsevier, the company behind scientific journals such as The Lancet, left a server open to the public internet, exposing user email addresses and passwords. The impacted users include people from universities and educational institutions from across the world. It’s not entirely clear how long the server was exposed or how many accounts…

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