Le Monde, in conjunction with AFP, reports that the French daily, the Paris-Normandy has been the victim of what is reportedly a ransomware attack: The Paris-Normandy daily is the victim of a cyberattack which has prevented it from updating its website since Wednesday and disrupted its paper editions, we learned, Thursday, November 19, from the daily. “We can’t update the website…
Kuurne Municipal Services Down Due to Cryptomining Attack
WTV in Belgium reports: The municipal services in Kuurne have been hit by a cyber attack. There is a computer virus in the municipal computer network and the service is disrupted. “The municipality discovered a virus in its network on Tuesday, November 17. It concerns a ‘wannamine’, an attack in which the intention is not to…
GA: Ransomware attack cripples Oglethorpe County school system
Lee Shearer reported this on Friday, but I haven’t found any updates and there is nothing currently on the school district’s web site: Oglethorpe County students stayed home Thursday and Friday — not because of COVID-19, the main reason for school closings these days, but because the rural school system was hit with a ransomware…
Hanna Andersson, Salesforce ink deal to settle CCPA data breach class action
Sara Merken reports: Hanna Andersson LLC and Salesforce.com Inc have reached a proposed agreement with plaintiffs to resolve class claims related to a 2019 data breach, according to a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. The litigation, composed of two consolidated cases against the children’s apparel retailer and cloud technology services provider, was one…
Bipartisan Internet of Things Security Bill Passes Congress
From EPIC.org: Both branches of Congress have now passed a bill governing the security of the Internet of Things. The “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019” sets baseline cybersecurity standards for IoT devices purchased by the federal government. The bipartisan measure is sponsored by Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) in the House and…
Tampa Bay Area Medical Biller Indicted On Health Care Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
Nov. 20 – Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Joshua Maywalt (40, Tampa) with 4 counts of health care fraud and 4 counts of aggravated identity theft. Maywalt faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for each of the health care fraud…