May 8, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare of a state in northern India. # of Accounts Breached: More than 12.5 million What was affected: The database was eventually secured with the help of the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) of India, but the...
May 8, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Genesee County # of Accounts Breached: undetermined What has affected: Genesee County, Michigan was hit with a ransomware attack When it happened: April 2, 2019 How it happened: They say a virus found its way into their system and held data Tuesday, demanding...
May 8, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Georgia Tech # of Accounts Breached: 1.3 millionWhat was affected: Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and birth dates. When it happened: Late March 2019 How it happened: Georgia Tech said its database was accessed by an “unknown outside...
May 7, 2019 | As Featured On, WTAG
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May 7, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Rehabilitation Hospital of Northwest Ohio # of Records/People Affected: Undisclosed number When: 10 April 2019 What happened: Patients had their personal data compromised after “unauthorized access” to employee email accounts occurred. How Did it happen: There...
May 7, 2019 | Business, News, Security
Many computers come pre-installed with software or applications that can make your life easier. I have warned you before about some of these types of ‘bloatware’ and why you might want to be wary of it. The idea behind Dells’ SupportAssist app was to warn you about...
May 7, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Facebook # of Records/People Affected: Hundreds of Miliions When: 3 April, 2019 What happened: Unprotected Facebook user data sitting on Amazon’s servers How Did it happen: Two Facebook app developers uploaded the data sets to Amazon’s cloud system. This is just...
May 7, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Woodruff Arts Center # of Records/People Affected: Undetermined When: 26 April 2019 What happened: A security breach after an unauthorized third party caused a massive network outage, affecting many of the center’s operations and systems. How Did it happen:...
May 6, 2019 | As Featured On, WGIR
Facebook’s Troubles on NH Today WGIR-AM: [05/06/2019] http://traffic.libsyn.com/cptt/2019-00-00-AS_HEARD-2019-05-06-wgir-facebooks_troubles.mp3 DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT Subscribe to iTunes Related Articles Facebook Expects To Face Largest Ever Civil Fine For User...
May 6, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: Augusta, ME Municipal Operations # of Records/People Affected: Undetermined When: 18 April 2019 What happened: A nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable. How Did it happen: A piece of...