Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco, a joint venture managed by United Surgical Partners International (USPI), announced today it has sent letters to approximately 47,000 patients or guarantors whose payment information, including partial credit card information, may have been subject to an inappropriate computer intrusion. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco…
University of Maryland Medical System investigating malware attack
Sarah Meehan reports: The University of Maryland Medical System is investigating a malware attack on its computer system that occurred early Sunday, according to the hospital network. A ransomware-style attack affected about 250 of the hospital system’s 27,000 devices, said Jon Burns, the hospital system’s senior vice president and chief information officer. Because the group’s…
Another Click2Gov breach? Why is this still happening?
Hays Post reports: Authorities are investigating a data breach that may have affected hundreds of customers in Kansas. On Friday, the City of Topeka was notified by their Utility Billing Payment System software vendor Central Square that the city had been a potential victim cyber-attack, according to a media release. This potential data breach has…
Saipem servers suffer cyber attack in Middle East
Stephen Jewkes reports: Italian oil services company Saipem said it had identified a cyber attack out of India on Monday that had primarily affected its servers in the Middle East. […] Saipem’s head of digital and innovation, Mauro Piasere, told Reuters the attack had originated in Chennai, India. Servers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…
Equifax Breach “Entirely Preventable”: House Oversight Committee
From the good folks at EPIC.org: In a report released today, the House Committee on Oversight declared that the Equifax breach, which affected 148 million U.S. consumers, was “entirely preventable.” The breach, one of the largest in U.S. history, compromised the authenticating details, including dates of birth and social security numbers, of more than half of American consumers….
Rockaway Twp. police computer hacker still unknown; leaders want answers
Gene Myers reports that not only does the township not have answers, they are fighting and resigning over who is being included in the security investigation: No new information has been released two weeks after the Thanksgiving Day cyber attack against the police department’s computer system.The lack of answers has angered township leaders who accused the…