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ID: Teton School District could recover $484K from fraud

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Dissent

Jeanette Boner provides an update on a breach previously noted on this blog. Teton School District Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme said at Monday’s meeting that he was made aware at 2:30 p.m. that afternoon from the FBI that $484,000 of the $784,000 lost to fraud will likely be recovered. In a tearful report, Woolstenhulme “deeply apologized”…

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MI: Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center notifies patients of phishing incident

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Dissent

Another day, another phishing report from a HIPAA-covered entity. This time, it’s Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center in Michigan. The phishing attack itself occurred in early April. It’s not clear when the center first discovered the breach, but they only first discovered PHI was involved in November.  The center’s release did not reveal numbers, and this is…

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Ransomware hits K-12 district in Connecticut

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Dissent

Betsy Foresman reports: Bridgeport Public Schools, a K-12 district in Connecticut about 40 miles northeast of the Bronx, became infected by ransomware on Friday, Jeffrey Postolowski, director of technology services, confirmed to EdScoop. First reported by the Connecticut Post, the cyberattack originated from a virus dispatched by a malicious outsider and has encrypted district data…

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How a Russian firm helped catch an alleged NSA data thief

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Dissent

Fascinating reporting by Kim Zetter on Politico. The 2016 arrest of a former National Security Agency contractor charged with a massive theft of classified data began with an unlikely source: a tip from a Russian cybersecurity firm that the U.S. government has called a threat to the country. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab turned Harold T. Martin…

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ND: Mandan School accidentally leaks student information to students, parents

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Dissent

KXnet reports: Mandan School Administrators are working hard to recover from an accidental information leak that happened at the school just yesterday. Mandan High School’s administrative office sent an email containing names of all 1,024 students, addresses, phone numbers, PowerSchool ID’s, Department of Public Instruction State ID’s, student schedules and locker combinations. They had intended…

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LA: Caddo Schools scammed out of nearly $1 million

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Dissent

Marquel Sennet reports: The Caddo Parish School System is scammed out of nearly $1 million in tax payer money. The fraudulent activity is now being investigated by the FBI and local law enforcement. This phishing scheme targeted funds designated for Charter Schools USA, which operates Magnolia School of Excellence. Caddo Schools makes monthly payments to…

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