Category Archives: Of Note

Exclusive: Hackers claim they still have access to Clark County School District, and reveal more details about hack and stolen data

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When reviews of data breaches in the education sector are written for 2023, they will almost certainly mention the 2022 attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District that wasn’t fully disclosed until 2023 and the Minneapolis Public Schools br… Continue reading Exclusive: Hackers claim they still have access to Clark County School District, and reveal more details about hack and stolen data→

The U.S. And Its Allies Are Pledging Never To Pay Hacker Ransoms

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Eric Geller reports: The Biden administration and dozens of foreign allies will pledge this week never to pay ransoms to hackers who lock up their national governments’ computer systems, hoping to discourage financially motivated cyber criminals from s… Continue reading The U.S. And Its Allies Are Pledging Never To Pay Hacker Ransoms→

Hackers escalate: leak 200k CCSD students’ data; claim to still have access to CCSD email system

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Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada informed parents and employees that they became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” on October 5. Three weeks later, the district had not fully recovered from the attack and parents were complai… Continue reading Hackers escalate: leak 200k CCSD students’ data; claim to still have access to CCSD email system→

Exclusive: Clark County School District student data begins to leak; CCSD doesn’t comment

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Tiffany Lane reports: Problems continue for Clark County School District families and staff about a week and a half after being notified of a cyber security incident that happened earlier this month. Some parents say they received an email Wednesday wi… Continue reading Exclusive: Clark County School District student data begins to leak; CCSD doesn’t comment→

October 31: OCR Webinar on The HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis Requirement

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From HHS OCR: OCR Webinar on The HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis Requirement Threats and vulnerabilities to electronic protected health information (ePHI) in today’s healthcare environment are numerous and varied. ePHI is under constant threat from m… Continue reading October 31: OCR Webinar on The HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis Requirement→

Another plastic surgery practice appears to have been hit — this time by Hunters International

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On October 17, the FBI issued a Public Service Announcement, Cybercriminals are Targeting Plastic Surgery Offices and Patients. Five days later, DataBreaches learned that there had been another attack on a plastic surgery practice where patient data ha… Continue reading Another plastic surgery practice appears to have been hit — this time by Hunters International→