Ryan Parry reports: Hackers breached the network of one of the largest clinical laboratories in America sparking fears of a major cyber security breach, DailyMail.com can reveal. According to a company insider senior managers were informed that the entire computer network of LabCorp, a Fortune 500 company, was shut down across the US Sunday morning…
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Vermont schools lag on cybersecurity while risks hit home with $50K fraud from Pownal
Nicole Higgins DeSmet reports: A cyber thief infiltrated a Vermont supervisory union’s computer network and made a $50,000 transfer out of a school bank account, but safe guards on the account alerted staff members to take action. “A more sophisticated thief or hacker could have spent the time to turn off alerts, make all bank…
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center- Cole notifies patients of personal data breach
The Wellsville Daily reports: UPMC Cole has notified 790 patients treated at UPMC Cole that their personal information may have been inappropriately accessed. […] As a result of UPMC Cole’s internal investigation, it was determined that there were two phishing attacks (e-mails sent from an external source that look like they are from a trusted…
NJ: C-TEC: Student information may be impacted by data breach
Bethany Bruner reports: Students at the Career and Technology Education Center of Licking County may have had their personal information, including names and social security numbers, exposed to a hacker earlier this year. Brian Wilfong, Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator for C-TEC, said the school first learned of a possible data breach on April 19….
Tennessee hospice notifying patients whose information was accessed after employees fell for phishing attacks
Alive Hospice in Tennessee is notifying patients whose personal and protected health information were in employee emails that were accessed by an unknown person or persons beginning on December 20, 2017 and again on April 5, 2018 after two employees fell prey to phishing attacks. The attacks were discovered on May 15, 2018. Here is…
Billings Clinic employee’s email hacked during overseas travel; breach affects 8,400 people
James Woodcock reports: Billings Clinic reported a data breach Friday that affected 8,400 people. The hospital’s security systems identified unusual activity with an employee’s email account on May 14, according to a release from the organization. The account was hacked while the employee was traveling overseas. Read more on Independent Record.