AP reports: A Twin Cities man has admitted to hacking into state government databases in 2017 in retaliation for the acquittal of a police officer in the fatal shooting of a black motorist, Philando Castile. Cameron Thomas Crowley, 20, of Lino Lakes, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to one count of intentional access…
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Marriott CEO apologizes for data breach, unsure if China responsible
David Shephardson reports: Marriott International Inc Chief Executive Arne Sorenson apologized on Thursday before a U.S. Senate panel for a massive data breach involving up to 383 million guests in its Starwood hotels reservation system and vowed to protect against future attacks. […] Committee Chairman Rob Portman noted that Starwood said it had discovered malware…
Dozens Of Northwestern Hospital Workers May Have Been Fired For Improperly Reviewing Jussie Smollett’s Records
Dana Kozlov reports: Dozens of workers at Northwestern Hospital may have been fired for improperly reviewing the medical records of Jussie Smollett, who was treated at the emergency room after he claimed he had been attacked by two men. Sources say those workers have been terminated after gaining access to the “Empire” actor’s medical chart….
Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets
Dustin Volz reports: Chinese hackers have targeted more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the globe as part of an elaborate scheme to steal research about maritime technology being developed for military use, cybersecurity experts and current and former U.S. officials said. Read more on WSJ.
MI: Thousands of Mary Free Bed patients impacted by Wolverine’s ransomware incident (with updates)
Note: This post started out being about Mary Free Bed being impacted by the Wolverine Solutions breach previously discussed on this site, but as other entities affected have been identified, this post is being updated to name them. Fox17 reports on yet another victim entity caught up in the Wolverine Solutions breach: Thousands of patients…
Sonic Corp. sued for $5 million over 2017 data breach
Dale Denwalt reports an update to a breach first reported by Brian Krebs in 2017. A 2017 data breach at Sonic restaurants caused financial institutions to lose revenue, a new lawsuit claims. American Airlines Federal Credit Union claims in its lawsuit filed Monday that Sonic failed to protect its point of sale systems or update…