To Report or Not Report Health Care Data Breaches December 11, 2020 Amanda Walden, PhD, RHIA, CHDA , Kendall Cortelyou-Ward, PhD , Meghan Hufstader Gabriel, PhD , Alice Noblin, PhD, RHIA, CCS, PMP The American Journal of Managed Care, December 2020, Volume 26, Issue 12 This study presents information regarding the decisions that health care privacy officers make about reporting a data breach, including…
Baltimore County executive says school officials are refusing to provide information about ransomware attack
Alison Knezevich and Lillian Reed report: Baltimore County school officials have refused to share information with local police, the county attorney and state information technology experts about the catastrophic cyberattack that hit its systems last month, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. says. In a highly critical letter sent Friday to schools Superintendent Darryl Williams, the…
And the ransomware attacks just keep on coming….
Marieville in Canada Dassault Falcon Jet in France (attacked by RagnarLocker who exploited Shitrix vulnerability in March and reportedly enjoyed a lengthy stay inside their systems) Amg Energia in Italy TSYS in Georgia Netgain in Minnesota The Socorro Independent School District in Texas The city of Independence in Missouri And there are many more…. as…
TX: Socorro Independent School District’s internal computer network taken down due to virus
Larry Monarrez reports: The Socorro Independent School District has been hit by a computer virus that a spokesman said Friday has prompted their Internet Technology Department to take down the district’s internal network as a precaution until the issue is resolved. No timeline was given as to when the network will be back up and…
MA: Payroll system compromised in ransomware attack on Town of Ludlow
Nancy Asiamah reports: Documents relating to the payroll system of employees at Ludlow Town Hall were illegally accessed in a cyberattack attack on Wednesday, according to officials. In an email to 22News Thursday evening, Ludlow officials said the town was a victim of a ransomware attack that “impacted many of the town’s IT infrastructure systems, including its payroll system.” Read more on WWLP. Additional details about the impact of…
Fax Express leaked database noted by New Jersey
Seen on NJCCIC, a summary of a breach noted by them on December 10: A hacked database belonging to Fax Express, an office equipment supply store based in Ocean County, NJ was exposed, revealing approximately 560,000 compromised usernames and dehashed passwords. The breached database is connected to the domain shredderstoo[.]com and is assessed to be owned…