“Duneland School Corporation” sounds like it should be an education-related business but it’s actually a school district in Indiana. On October 27, they discovered that they had experienced a security incident that sounds like a ransomware attack. In a statement on their website, they note: Through our investigation, we determined that an unauthorized person obtained…
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Washington State Data Breaches in 2021 – Analysis
The Washington State Attorney General report on data breaches reported to their office in 2021 shows a significant increase over previous years. No surprise there, right? From the Executive Summary: 2021 set a new record for the highest number of data breach notices sent to Washingtonians (6.3 million). This represents approximately an 80% increase on…
Luxemburg-Casco School District notifies employees of data breach
On November 18, 2021, Luxemburg-Casco School District in Wisconsin experienced a data security incident that resulted in unauthorized access to 1,399 individuals’ personal information involving their name in combination with social security number and financial account information without the PIN number or access code. In response to the breach, and in addition to offering those…
If Your Disclosure of a Data Breach Was “Late,” You May Have to Litigate
Jean E. Tomasco of Robinson & Cole writes about a breach involving an accounting firm that is a business associate to a number of covered entities. This month, the firm, Bansley & Kierner, issued a notice and started notifying individuals and HHS. But the time frame for discovery and notification has resulted in a potential…
HSE given stolen data, including medical records, taken by criminals during cyber attack in May
Eilish O’Regan reports: The HSE has been given stolen data, including medical records, obtained by criminals during the May cyber attack, it emerged today. The material was given to the HSE by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau who received it from the Department of Justice in the United States under a Mutual Legal Assistance…
Coles, Westpac, AMP and Department of Defence caught up in ‘significant’ data breach of Finite Recruitment
Simon Elvery, Emily Sakzewski, and Matt Liddy report: The personal details of job applicants and staff at a range of major Australian companies and government agencies have potentially been exposed in a “significant” data breach and extortion attempt against Australian recruitment company Finite. Hackers have accessed and released sensitive data that includes resumes, offers of employment,…