Category Archives: U.S.

In the throes of bankruptcy and hit by a ransomware attack, Akumin still unable to provide many diagnostic services to patients

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On October 18, WFLX reported that Akumin was turning away patients after an apparent ransomware attack. The attack was potentially very concerning because Akumin provides medical scans and radiology services for about 1,000 hospitals and health systems… Continue reading In the throes of bankruptcy and hit by a ransomware attack, Akumin still unable to provide many diagnostic services to patients→

PA: Hopewell Area School District says network disruption was caused by ransomware attack

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Kalea Gunderson reports: The Hopewell Area School District was the target of a “sophisticated ransomware attack.” How it happened remains under investigation, but the key concern in any cyberattack is data In a statement, Superintendent Dr. Jeff Beltz … Continue reading PA: Hopewell Area School District says network disruption was caused by ransomware attack→

‘Data security event’ in city’s email system may have exposed health information, Philly officials say

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Nick Vadala reports: A potential data breach in the City of Philadelphia’s email system earlier this year may have exposed protected health information for an unspecified number of people. Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is not clear from wh… Continue reading ‘Data security event’ in city’s email system may have exposed health information, Philly officials say→

D.C. Board of Elections revises its estimate of data breach — could be entire voter roll

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The D.C. Board of Elections appears to have revised its estimate of how much data was accessible to a threat actor who listed it for sale on a dark web site. The listing had claimed to have 600k lines of voter registration records from the D.C. Board o… Continue reading D.C. Board of Elections revises its estimate of data breach — could be entire voter roll→

HIPAA requires employers to sanction employees who violate HIPAA. Did you know that?

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From HHS’s October cybersecurity newsletter: Last year, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released a threat brief on the different types of social engineering1 that hackers us… Continue reading HIPAA requires employers to sanction employees who violate HIPAA. Did you know that?→

Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV

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There are some data leaks that make you shake your head and wonder about how a firm responded to a ransomware attack. This is one of them.  Cadre Services (previously known as Premier Staffing) is a Wisconsin-based company providing employment and staf… Continue reading Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV→