Tx: BISD phone system now back online with new vendor following ransomware attack

Fox4Beaumont reports: The Beaumont ISD phone system is now back online with a new vendor following a nationwide ransomware attack on January 23 that impacted the district’s entire phone system, according to information Jackie Simien, BISD’s… Continue reading Tx: BISD phone system now back online with new vendor following ransomware attack

Raptor Technologies’ unsecured blob exposure was worse than they acknowledged. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — so far.

On January 11, DataBreaches noted a concerning blob exposure discovered by Jerome Fowler and first reported by vpnMentor. As WIRED’s Matt Burgess reported: Last month, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered 800 gigabytes of files and logs… Continue reading Raptor Technologies’ unsecured blob exposure was worse than they acknowledged. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — so far.

US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in Raptor Technologies Data Leak

Matt Burgess reports: Thousands of emergency planning documents from US schools—including their safety procedures for active shooter emergencies—were leaked in a trove of more than 4 million records that were inadvertently made public. Last month, secu… Continue reading US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in Raptor Technologies Data Leak

CBIZ KA Notice of Data Privacy Incident (Prime Healthcare)

CBIZ KA, a third-party vendor for Prime Healthcare (Prime), discovered a security incident involving CBIZ’s use of MOVEit Transfer software, which has recently reported a security vulnerability. Prime takes the responsibility of safeguarding your infor… Continue reading CBIZ KA Notice of Data Privacy Incident (Prime Healthcare)

Line operator says 440,000 personal records leaked in data breach

Kyodo News reported: Tech giant LY Corp. reported a massive data breach on Monday, saying as many as 440,000 items of personal data, including more than 300,000 linked to Line messaging app users, were leaked due to unauthorized access to an affiliate&… Continue reading Line operator says 440,000 personal records leaked in data breach

Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers Impacted by Medical Company’s Data Breach of Potential Identity Theft

November 28 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today warned New Yorkers impacted by a data breach at a medical transcription company, Perry Johnson & Associates, to take action to prevent potential identity theft. The company experi… Continue reading Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers Impacted by Medical Company’s Data Breach of Potential Identity Theft

From ransomware to attacks on vendors, school districts face multiple threats

Shirley Bilye provides an update on a ransomware attack affecting an Illinois school district: Meredosia-Chambersburg school district has been able to get most of its computer system back online after a cyberattack tried to hijack the network. Earlier … Continue reading From ransomware to attacks on vendors, school districts face multiple threats