Illuminate Education breach that affected NYC schools spreads to other districts

Benjamin Freed  reports: A school district in Coventry, Connecticut, notified families of its students this week that students’ data may have been swept up in a breach of one of its vendors earlier this year. The breach-notification letter, dated Tuesd… Continue reading Illuminate Education breach that affected NYC schools spreads to other districts

Lewis and Clark Community College sends out notifications concerning ransomware incident

As reported previously, Lewis and Clark Community College was hit with a ransomware attack in November, 2021. They announced it immediately due to impact on the functioning of their systems, but it appears that they are just now issuing breach notifica… Continue reading Lewis and Clark Community College sends out notifications concerning ransomware incident

Newman Regional Health notifies 52,224 patients after long-running breach of employee email accounts

Newman Regional Health (NRH) is notifying more than 52,000 patients after an investigation revealed unauthorized access to a limited number of their employee e-mail accounts between January 26, 2021 and November 23, 2021. NRH is not a large hospital. A… Continue reading Newman Regional Health notifies 52,224 patients after long-running breach of employee email accounts

Patients increasingly suing hospitals over data breaches

Jeff Lagasse reports: Industries are increasingly being sued by consumers for data breaches, but the sector with the biggest litigation increase is healthcare, according to new findings from the law firm BakerHostetler. In fact, healthcare comprises 23… Continue reading Patients increasingly suing hospitals over data breaches

Russian hackers tried to sabotage Ukrainian power grid – officials, researchers

Reuters reports: Russian hackers attempted to launch a destructive cyberattack on Ukraine’s electricity grid last week, Ukrainian officials and cybersecurity researchers said on Tuesday. The group, dubbed “Sandworm” by security researchers and previous… Continue reading Russian hackers tried to sabotage Ukrainian power grid – officials, researchers