Jim Kasuba reports: A cybersecurity threat resulted in the shutdown of all Allen Park Public Schools classes on Monday. John Tafelski, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, sent a letter to members of the school community on Sunday stating that the school district recently discovered a cybersecurity incident that affected some of its systems. Read…
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Exclusive: Clark County School District student data begins to leak; CCSD doesn’t comment
Tiffany Lane reports: Problems continue for Clark County School District families and staff about a week and a half after being notified of a cyber security incident that happened earlier this month. Some parents say they received an email Wednesday with private information about their children. While they do not know if it is related to the…
In the throes of bankruptcy and hit by a ransomware attack, Akumin still unable to provide many diagnostic services to patients
On October 18, WFLX reported that Akumin was turning away patients after an apparent ransomware attack. The attack was potentially very concerning because Akumin provides medical scans and radiology services for about 1,000 hospitals and health systems in 48 states, although it is headquartered in Florida. Akumin first noticed suspicious activity on Oct. 11 and…
1Password, Cloudflare affected by Okta compromise
Jonathan Greig reports: Password manager 1Password and cybersecurity and networking giant Cloudflare were targeted by hackers following the breach affecting single sign-on provider Okta, according to statements from both companies. First reported by Ars Technica and later confirmed in a blog post directly from company chief technology officer Pedro Canahuati, 1Password said it detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance that…
Orange County’s DA’s Office experiences data breach
Jaz Mendez reports: Hackers broke into the Orange County District Attorney’s office’s information technology system last week, the DA’s office announced Monday. The office did not specify whether any information was compromised, but said in a press release that it took “immediate action” to shut down its cybersecurity infrastructure as soon as it learned of…
NJ Man Hired Online to Firebomb, Shoot at Homes Gets 13 Years in Prison
Brian Krebs reports: A 22-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for participating in a firebombing and a shooting at homes in Pennsylvania last year. Patrick McGovern-Allen was the subject of a Sept. 4, 2022 story here about the emergence of “violence-as-a-service” offerings, where random people from the Internet…