Paul Dragu reports: The Havre Public Schools superintendent learned via a phone call early Tuesday that ransomeware (sic) had hacked and “crippled” the school district’s computer system. Read more on Missoula Current.
Ranked: The World’s 20 Greatest Hackers
Davey Winder writes: I asked cybersecurity experts to name the hackers who have had the biggest impact, good or bad, across the years. This is what they said. Read the list on Forbes.
Personal info of 6m. Israelis leaked after Likud uploads voter info
Tzvi Joffre reports: The personal information of 6,453,254 Israelis was leaked after the Likud Party uploaded the entire Israeli national voter registry to an application, according to Haaretz. The leaked information includes names, identification numbers, phone numbers and addresses. Political parties in Israel receive the information of Israeli voters before the elections and have to protect their privacy…
MO: Grundy County Courthouse hit with cybersecurity breach
KTTN reports: The Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton experienced a cybersecurity breach on Friday, January 30, 2020. Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard said the breach affected the county’s server and computers on it, including those used by the offices of the county clerk, collector-treasurer, and assessor. Read more on KTTN. They don’t actually say it’s a ransomware attack, but it sounds…
North Miami Beach Affected By Ransomware Attack
CBS Miami reports that the City of North Miami Beach announced Friday that it had been impacted by ransomware. The city’s statement: North Miami Beach, FL (February 7, 2020) – On Tuesday, the North Miami Beach Police Department determined that it was impacted by ransomware. The Department immediately contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S….
MA: Shields Health Solutions Notified Patients after Hack of Employee Email Account
From their website (they also published a press release on this incident): Shields Health Solutions takes seriously the confidentiality and security of patient information. Regrettably, this notice is to inform patients of a recent incident that may have involved some patients’ information. Shields provides specialty pharmacy services to hospitals and other covered entities. On October…