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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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Former gynecologist set to stand trial for patient privacy violations, lying to federal agents

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

Stephanie Barry reports on a case that I don’t recall ever hearing about before: Jury selection will begin this morning in the trial of Rita Luthra, a former gynecologist accused of violating patient confidentiality laws, witness tampering and lying to federal investigators. The case against Luthra, of Longmeadow, is a significantly watered-down version of the…

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Transcription Service Leaked Medical Records

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: MEDantex, a Kansas-based company that provides medical transcription services for hospitals, clinics and private physicians, took down its customer Web portal last week after being notified by KrebsOnSecurity that it was leaking sensitive patient medical records — apparently for thousands of physicians. On Friday, KrebsOnSecurity learned that the portion of MEDantex’s site…

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New Orangeworm attack group targets the healthcare sector in the U.S., Europe, and Asia – Symantec

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

There’s a new report out from Symantec that is somewhat worrying. Symantec has identified a previously unknown group called Orangeworm that has been observed installing a custom backdoor called Trojan.Kwampirs within large international corporations that operate within the healthcare sector in the United States, Europe, and Asia. First identified in January 2015, Orangeworm has also…

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Edison cop used police database to stalk ex, prosecutor says

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dissent

NJ 101.5 reports: A cop who was charged with slashing his ex-girlfriend’s tires is now facing more serious charges. Paul Pappas has now been charged with computer theft and stalking after investigators say he made unauthorized inquiries into the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System in order to stalk his ex-girlfriend. The inquiries by Pappas started in August…

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Hacker sent email with 1,200 partial social security numbers to school staff

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Dissent

Karen Yi reports: In the age of online shopping, computer hacks and data breaches, identity theft is not necessarily a shock. But, you’re probably not expecting to get an email listing portions of your colleagues’ social security numbers. But, in the Irvington school district, that’s exactly what happened. Partial social security numbers of more than 1,200 employees at Irvington…

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