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A healthcare provider in Kalispell, Montana has suffered an embarrassing data breach resulting in 129K health records getting leaked, exposing patients to identity theft and fraud. Kalispell Regional Healthcare initially learned of the breach in June, … Continue reading Hospital leaks 129K patient records in sophisticated phishing scam
The Department of Homeland Security is on standby to alert state officials about any malicious cyber-activity during Tuesday’s primary elections, but the states themselves will likely know first if something is amiss, Matthew Masterson, a senior cybersecurity adviser at DHS, told CyberScoop. With voters going to the polls in eight states, Tuesday’s primaries are a chance for DHS to test the communication protocols it has sought to ingrain in election personnel across the country. State officials, who generally have the best views of their networks, will flag potentially malicious activity for DHS, which can in turn alert other states, according to Masterson. “If we see or have information to suggest something is going on, we have the ability to immediately share it with the states,” he said in an interview. Ahead of the midterm elections, DHS has looked to “ramp up” its cyberthreat reports to state officials to get them information that […]
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It seems opportunists are jumping on popular video game Far Cry 5’s bandwagon, with a flood of promises for free game downloads. We take a look at a return to form for survey scams, and the odd download site while we’re at it.
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“This is a simple step states can take to preserve and protect net neutrality.” Continue reading Montana Says It Won’t Do Business With ISPs That Violate Net Neutrality
The hacking group stole personal information and sent explicit death threats against children to their parents. Continue reading Hackers holds entire school district to ransom