Lachlan Markay reports: A prominent Washington, D.C.-area consulting firm inadvertently published the names, phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses of thousands of employees of America’s top aerospace and defense contractor. Publicly available files maintained by the digital consultancy IMGE included extensive personal information on more than 6,000 Boeing employees, from senior executives to program…
CA: Hackers cripple city of Galt computer systems in ransomware attack
Matthew Nuttle and Kurt Rivera report: Hackers have crippled key computer systems for the city of Galt in pursuit of a ransom payment, city officials announced Tuesday. Officials said they first learned of the ransomware attack early Monday morning when computer systems started to fail. The full extent of the attack is not yet known, but officials…
Ca: SHA expects all staff will have standardized privacy training by end of March 2021
Thia James reports: The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is working to ensure all staff have standardized privacy training by the end of March 2021, and that more than half have been trained since the process began last fall. The health authority’s privacy protections most recently came under scrutiny in a Dec. 6 report written…
‘Incredibly sensitive’ data is open to cyberattack at Mass. tax-collection agency, audit report says
Colin A. Young reports: The state auditor has determined that the Department of Revenue has not done enough to defend sensitive taxpayer data like Social Security numbers and payment histories from cyberattacks, and the agency is working to bolster its strategic planning and training. The audit did not unearth new instances in which sensitive data…
Ca: Hackers crack 15M LifeLabs accounts, obtain lab results and health card numbers
Eric Zimmer reports: Following what it calls “a recent cyber security-attack” involving “unauthorized access” to its computer systems which contained sensitive and personal customer information, LifeLabs has released an open letter to its customers, detailing the incident and outlining steps it said it has taken to prevent these types of situations in the future. The…
MI: ‘Curious’ hospital employee improperly accessed thousands of medical records
Anya van Wagtendonk reports: Private medical records that may have included Social Security numbers of more than 4,000 patients at a Grand Haven hospital were improperly accessed by a hospital employee over more than three years. Between May 2016 and Oct. 2019, a hospital employee accessed the records of 4,013 patients at the North Ottawa…