County Press reports: A potential data leak of personal information has taken place at an Isle of Wight Primary School. Haylands Primary School in Ryde said they had become aware of a malware virus affecting their IT systems on March 18. Upon investigation they realised there had been unauthorised log-ins to the school server. In…
Cyber attack at Newport schools didn’t expose student data
Jim T. Ryan reports: The Newport School District got a first-hand experience with internet security after computers were infected in February with a computer virus that came through email, according to Superintendent Ryan Neuhard. “All agencies are fighting against viruses,” he said, noting that cyber security has become a priority for everyone, including schools, businesses…
MO: Burrell Behavioral Health notified more than 67,000 patients whose ePHI were exposed by business associate
On March 29, Burrell Behavioral Health published a news release about an unnamed business associate accidentally exposing ePHI of more than 67,000 patients back in August, 2018. Burrell’s notification, reproduced below, does not indicate when the problem was first detected nor how they learned of it, but it was they who notified their business associate…
NY: Albany attacked by ransomware hack, mayor says
Diego Mendoza-Moyers reports: Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan on Saturday said in a social media post that the city experienced a ransomware cyber attack. “We are currently determining the extent of the compromise. We are committed to keeping you informed and will provide updates as they become available,” she tweeted. Read more on Times Union, although…
Plaintiffs in Casino Rama class-action lawsuit and defendants argue in court over how big the class should be.
In November, 2016, Casino Rama in Ontario disclosed that it had been hacked. Shortly thereafter, we learned that some of that data had already been leaked online. The hackers, who signed themselves as “Anonymous Threat Agent,” wrote that the breach was “extremely simple” and that “no security systems were in place leaving the whole casino…
DePaul experienced phishing-related data breach, notified 902 health program clients (updated, corrected)
Correction of April 9, 2019: It appears that although DePaul reviewed 41,000 emails, they wound up needing to notify only 902 patients. Sarah Taddeo reports: Local housing and health provider DePaul experienced a data breach in February that exposed some clients’ sensitive information, the organization announced Friday. The incident was deemed a “phishing scam” — a hacking…