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NY: Hackers breach City of Middletown computer system

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Dissent

Michael Randall reports: MIDDLETOWN – The city said Friday that computer hackers gained access to personal information of people who had contact with the Middletown Police Department. While an investigation has found no evidence of fraudulent misuse of personal information, the city is notifying those potentially affected by the breach and offering them free credit-monitoring…

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Seattle Indian Health Board notified almost 800 patients after email hack

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dissent

From their notification of October 8: The Seattle Indian Health Board experienced a security attack to an employee email account on August 10, 2016. Access to the account lasted approximately 4 hours before the Seattle Indian Health Board IT department shut down the email system. The information accessed may or may not have included patients’…

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Martin Gottesfeld, Anonymous hacktivist, charged over hospital DDoS attacks

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dissent

Andrew Blake reports: Felony hacking charges were handed down Wednesday to a Massachusetts man accused of disrupting the computer networks of Boston-area hospitals with a 2014 digital protest waged under the name of hacktivist group Anonymous. Martin Gottesfeld, 32, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on one count each of computer hacking and conspiracy…

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How Russia Pulled Off the Biggest Election Hack in U.S. History

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dissent

Thomas Rid reports: On an April afternoon earlier this year, Russian president Vladimir Putin headlined a gathering of some four hundred journalists, bloggers, and media executives in St. Petersburg. Dressed in a sleek navy suit, Putin looked relaxed, even comfortable, as he took questions. About an hour into the forum, a young blogger in a…

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Lincoln health center warning patients of data breach, fired worker

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Dissent

Nick Sambides Jr. reports: Health Access Network is warning “a very small number” of its 17,000 patients to beware of identity theft after firing a new employee for improperly accessing patient clinical information, its CEO said Wednesday. The federally funded community health center contacted the U.S. attorney general’s office and the Department of Justice on…

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OH: Trooper accused of misusing police database for women’s info

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Dissent

AP reports: A former Ohio trooper accused of stalking a subordinate’s wife after an affair has been charged with finding or keeping personal information about 10 other women obtained from a law enforcement database without authorization. A Washington County court says William Elschlager pleaded not guilty to the new charges Wednesday. Read more on Daily…

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