Andy Greenberg reports: Set the first and last books in Cory Doctorow’s epic, three-book Little Brother cypherpunk saga side by side, and they read a bit like a creative writing master class on telling two starkly opposite stories from the same prompt. The common premise: Islamist terrorists bomb the Bay Bridge. Thousands die. The Department of Homeland responds…
Documents give details on Hennepin Healthcare employees fired for ‘improperly’ accessing George Floyd records
Hannah Flood reports: The public is learning more about some employees at Hennepin HealthCare who were fired for accessing George Floyd’s medical information when they weren’t supposed to. An attorney for Floyd’s family was notified last month that his medical records were accessed multiple times by employees at the hospital, violating Floyd’s medical privacy and…
UK: Edinburgh nurse sacked from RIE after being caught viewing records of neighbours and friends
Alasdair Clarke reports: A nurse who abused her position to read the private medical records of 28 patients has been sacked by NHS Lothian. Julie Naughton admitting to looking at the records over a six month period in 2018 without having any medical or health need. She was working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at the time, and some…
AU: Spotless hit by ransomware attack
Ry Crozier reports: Spotless Group, the Downer-owned facilities services provider, is the latest high-profile Australian company to fall victim to ransomware attackers. iTnews learned that the company had been attacked on Friday last week, and a Downer spokesperson confirmed the infection. “We are investigating suspicious activity involving unauthorised access to a number of Spotless servers,” a…
MI: City of Mt. Pleasant falls victim to remote ransomware attack
Devon Kessler reports: The City of Mt. Pleasant has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, that is according to city officials. According to a press release on the city site, a remote ransomware attack was detected on the city’s computer and phone systems on Saturday morning. Officials said the city’s firewall remained secure and they…
Law firm discloses ransomware attack
There have been numerous law firms that have been hacked in the past few years, or worse, attacked with the double whammy of having copies of their files exfiltrated before their systems were encrypted. What may surprise the public is how some of the bigger law firms refuse to pay ransom — either for a…