Marcus Hand reports that the South Korean shipping line has disclosed a breach: HMM said that an unidentified security breach was detected to its email servers in the early hours of 12 June leading to limited access to email systems. Over the following two days it said most of the confirmed damage to the system…
Santa Cruz ‘homeless hacker’ known as “Commander X” extradited from Mexico on decade-old case
Jessica A. York reports: Former Santa Cruz homeless activist “Commander X” has been deported from Mexico to face more than decade-old allegations of maliciously hacking into the county’s computer system. el file) Christopher Doyon, 56, appeared Monday before Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to face indictment…
WI: Menominee Casino Resort temporarily closes after cyberattack
Ben Bokun and Alice Reid report: The Menominee Casino Resort confirms it’s experiencing technical difficulties following a cyberattack. A statement from the casino said the issues were caused by an “attempted external attack on our computer systems.” Tribal Legislature Chairman Gunnar Peters told NBC 26 the security breach happened Friday. The hit to the casino was…
CO: Cedaredge company fined for not securing customer data
The Daily Sentinel reports: A Cedaredge-based mobile home management company has been fined $25,000 for failing to secure its customers data. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced the fine and an agreement for Impact MHC to implement new data security measures after a 2018 data breach. According to a news release, the breach exposed sensitive…
NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit of East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District – Information Technology (Onondaga County and Madison County)
Summary: Audit Objective Determine whether East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (District) officials established adequate information technology (IT) controls to ensure employees’ personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on the financial server was adequately protected from unauthorized access, use and loss. Key Findings District officials did not adequately apply established IT controls to ensure PPSI…
A Fire And Cyberattack Cause Major Blackouts Across Puerto Rico
Jaclyn Diaz reports: A large fire at an electrical substation for Puerto Rico’s new electricity provider, Luma Energy, knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of the island’s residents Thursday. At the height of the blackout, nearly 800,000 customers were without power, according to Luma. By midnight, roughly 60,000 customers were still in the dark….