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Update: Prague, Oklahoma youth pastor in computer crimes probe previously worked at GCTC

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dissent

Kim Morava reports: A search warrant served Monday at a part-time youth pastor’s home in Prague is connected to a computer crimes investigation that began months ago, with authorities now indicating the person under investigation previously worked at Gordon Cooper Technology Center,where he allegedly accessed juveniles’ social media accounts. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents,…

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Center for Orthopaedic Specialists notifies 85,000 patients of ransomware attack

Posted on April 25, 2018October 5, 2024 by Dissent

The Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) in California has three locations in West Hills, Simi Valley and Westlake Village. COS has been notifying 85,000 current and former patients of a ransomware attack on their unnamed IT vendor in February. From their April 18 notice on their web site: The Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) recently learned…

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Access Group notifies borrowers of data security incident

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dissent

It’s not just edtech vendors students need to watch out for when it comes to privacy and data security.  Vendors that help process student loans may also put you at risk, as this notification from AccessLex Institute  (dba Access Group) reminds us.  The nonprofit organization, which provides financial education resources and services, writes: Dear [Name]:…

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Altaba, Formerly Known as Yahoo!, Charged With Failing to Disclose Massive Cybersecurity Breach; Agrees To Pay $35 Million

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dissent

From the SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the entity formerly known as Yahoo! Inc. has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose one of the world’s largest data breaches in which hackers stole personal data relating to hundreds of millions…

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Data breach could impact some patients of medical lab chain with Alabama locations

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dissent

Connor Sheets reports: A data breach may have resulted in the exposure of the personal and protected health information of patients of a medical lab chain with multiple Alabama locations. American Esoteric Laboratories announced Friday that it had become aware of a “data security incident” that could impact patients’ data security. An AEL employees’ company-issued laptop was…

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Atlanta spent at least $2.6 million on ransomware recovery

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Atlanta spent more than $2.6 million on recovery efforts stemming from a ransomware attack, which crippled a sizable part of the city’s online services. The city was hit by the notorious SamSam ransomware, which exploits a deserialization vulnerability in Java-based servers. The ransom was set at around $55,000 worth of bitcoin, a…

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