Collaborate Disseminate
Scott Gelman reports: An investigation into how Fairfax County Public Schools accidentally shared other students’ private information with a parent during a fall meeting has concluded, Superintendent Michelle Reid said in a letter to families Thursday…. Continue reading Fairfax Co. concludes investigation into student data breach
Megan Gleason reports: Lovelace patients can once again schedule their appointments and refill their prescriptions online. The Lovelace Health System restored access to its patient portal, MyChart, on Thursday. The system was down following a cyberatta… Continue reading Lovelace restores patient portal following cyberattack
On November 2, 2023, we discovered that a virus had impacted the Facility’s computer systems. We quickly took steps to minimize its impact, took other necessary actions to protect the Facility’s systems, and have been investigating the matter. We have … Continue reading Statement of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility Regarding November 2023 Data Security Incident
Tyler Wainfeld reports: College of the Canyons is communicating with more than 2,400 affected personnel after an unauthorized data breach through its insurance provider, according to Eric Harnish, a spokesman for the college. Keenan & Associates, a… Continue reading College of the Canyons alerts employees to third-party ransomware attack
Andy Alcock reports from Missouri: A blackmail message from an apparent hacker appears to be the reason Liberty Hospital computer systems crashed Tuesday. KMBC exclusively obtained that message. The message from an unknown source says in part, “We have… Continue reading Self-proclaimed hackers take credit for computer problems at Liberty Hospital
On December 18, Milton Independent reported: On Monday, Dec. 11, the Milton Town School District faced a ransomware attack that affected several files on the MTSD server. The compromised files are now encrypted and locked. The school district quickly n… Continue reading Ransomware cyber attack hits Milton Town School District
The timeline from their notification to consumers tells the sad story: Notice of Data Security Incident We are notifying you of a recent data security incident involving your personal information. This notice explains the incident, steps Xfinity has ta… Continue reading Comcast Cable Communications notifies 35,879,455 consumers affected by Citrix incident
In mid-November, DataBreaches reported that AlphV threat actors had added MeridianLink to their leak site. When their victim wouldn’t pay them, AlphV (aka “BlackCat”) filed a complaint with the Securities & Exchange Commission al… Continue reading If at first you don’t succeed, screw it up again?
Elizabeth Shores reports: Patients at CHI St. Alexius are receiving letters from Welltok, Inc., a third-party vendor, about a significant data breach. Welltok said it learned at the end of July about a data leak that had taken place during the summer. … Continue reading Welltok databreach affects CHI St. Alexius patients
On December 8, DataBreaches reported that Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center had been the victim of a ransomware attack and that the then-unnamed threat actors were trying to extort patients directly. Today we learned that the threat actors are Hunters Inte… Continue reading Update: Fred Hutch Cancer Center attack claimed by Hunters International