Tony Fortier-Bensen reports: Roper St. Francis Hospital officials said on Thursday that 6,000 patients were affected by an incident where a employee’s email was accessed by someone without authorization and they gained access to personal medical records and information. The incident occurred between June 13 and June 17, but Roper St. Francis officials didn’t learn…
RCMP charge 2 Montreal men in cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, BMO and Simplii
CBC reports: The RCMP have laid charges against two Montrealers after an investigation into high-profile cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, Bank of Montreal and Simplii a few years ago. The RCMP said in a press release Thursday that Jacob Costanzo-Peterson and Félix Costanzo-Peterson have been charged with unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and possession of a device…
Oregon State University reports IT security incident
Oregon State University announced Thursday that personal information of some students and faculty may have been exposed during a recent IT security incident. A cybercriminal accessed an OSU Ecampus server that contained student and faculty directory information such as email addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses. No social security numbers were compromised in the incident….
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reports $7.5 million hack
Well, we all expected more breaches because of more people working remotely. Here’s a sad reminder, reported by Emily Davies: The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reported a hack that drained $7.5 million from its endowment fund and funneled the money into international accounts. CEO Gil Preuss announced the hack to employees in a virtual call…
Ca: Ministry of Justice victim of cyberattack that resulted in members of the public receiving emails with emotet
The following is a Google translation of a recent news story by Hugo Joncas: Hackers have managed to infiltrate the Justice Department’s system, and even send malware to citizens who traded with these addresses. The ministry was careful not to warn the public about the attack, but after many questions from our Bureau of Investigation,…
MA: Somerset Berkley Regional High School a victim of ransomware attack
Herald News Staff reports: Somerset Berkley Regional High School was a victim of a ransom-ware attack, according to a letter sent to parents by Superintendent Jeffrey Schoonover. Oh July 17, some high school computer systems were encrypted, which means they could no longer operate. Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette. h/t, @VERISDB