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Arizona Legislature Considers Strengthening Data Breach Notification Law

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Dissent

John G. Kerkorian, David M. Stauss, Gregory P. Szewczyk, and Kimberly A. Warshawsky of Ballard Spahr write: The Arizona State Legislature is considering proposed legislation that, if enacted, would significantly change the requirements for how Arizona entities respond to data breaches. Under Arizona’s existing breach notification law, entities that conduct business in the state and own or license computerized…

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UT: Bored student hacks into Taylorsville High School system

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Dissent

Marcos Ortiz reports: A teen claimed boredom caused him to hack into a school’s computer network. It happened during last year’s school year at Taylorsville High School.  But the case was recently unsealed by a judge. The 18-year-old who doesn’t want his name disclosed said he has not been charged with a crime but has been told…

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Computer discovered stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Dissent

Jennifer Johnson reports: Park Ridge police are investigating how a computer belonging to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital ended up in the possession of a man claiming to reside in the Philippines, authorities said. The desktop computer was reported stolen Jan. 8 after a man reportedly contacted the hospital to say he bought a computer that…

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Hackers attempted to break into Singing River Health System’s computers

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dissent

Annie Johnson reports: Hackers attempted to break into the Singing River Health System’s computer overnight. The attempted cyber-attack triggered security protocols to protect the system’s data. “Late last night our Information Systems Team detected an attempted attack and immediately activated our security protocols,” said Chief Operating Officer Lee Bond.   “Out of an abundance of caution…

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University of Central Florida settles hacking case

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dissent

There’s an update to the University of Central Florida breach that was first disclosed in early 2016. The Orlando Sentinel reports: The University of Central Florida has agreed to spend an additional $1 million annually to protect students’ and employees’ personal information, according to a legal settlement reached with former students in the wake of…

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NC: Emotet malware compromised Rockingham County Schools servers after employees opened phishing emails

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dissent

This report was published December 28, 2017, but I’m first seeing it today. Joe Dexter reports on the devastation Rockingham County Schools experienced after employees fell for a phishing email. The only good news, perhaps, was that personal information did not appear to have been  acquired or exfiltrated: All it took was several downloads of…

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