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U.S. water utilities were hacked after leaving their default passwords set to ‘1111,’ cybersecurity officials say

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Dissent

Wilfred Chan reports: Providers of critical infrastructure in the United States are doing a sloppy job of defending against cyber intrusions, the National Security Council tells Fast Company, pointing to recent Iran-linked attacks on U.S. water utilities that exploited basic security lapses. The security council tells Fast Company it’s also aware of recent intrusions by hackers linked to China’s…

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AbbVie files trade secrets suit against Adcentrx and former employee

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Dissent

Nicole DeFeudis reports: AbbVie accused a former employee and a rival oncology developer of stealing trade secrets about its antibody-drug conjugate programs. The pharma giant on Friday filed suit in California federal court against Adcentrx and scientist Danny Lee, who left AbbVie in 2021 to join Adcentrx. The complaint alleges that Lee was “in a…

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Fairfax Co. concludes investigation into student data breach

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Dissent

Scott Gelman reports: An investigation into how Fairfax County Public Schools accidentally shared other students’ private information with a parent during a fall meeting has concluded, Superintendent Michelle Reid said in a letter to families Thursday. The external review, conducted by the law firm Woods Rogers, found that the data breach occurred because the parent…

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Lovelace restores patient portal following cyberattack

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Dissent

Megan Gleason reports: Lovelace patients can once again schedule their appointments and refill their prescriptions online. The Lovelace Health System restored access to its patient portal, MyChart, on Thursday. The system was down following a cyberattack on Ardent Health Services, Lovelace’s parent company, detected on Thanksgiving. The inaccessible patient portal caused difficulties for some people in rescheduling…

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Statement of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility Regarding November 2023 Data Security Incident

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Dissent

On November 2, 2023, we discovered that a virus had impacted the Facility’s computer systems. We quickly took steps to minimize its impact, took other necessary actions to protect the Facility’s systems, and have been investigating the matter. We have been working with a forensic security consultant to identify the nature and scope of the…

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College of the Canyons alerts employees to third-party ransomware attack

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Dissent

Tyler Wainfeld reports: College of the Canyons is communicating with more than 2,400 affected personnel after an unauthorized data breach through its insurance provider, according to Eric Harnish, a spokesman for the college. Keenan & Associates, a Torrance-based consulting and brokerage firm which has the Santa Clarita Community College District as one of its clients,…

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