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Ransomware gang demands $400K from Massachusetts school district
Ransomware gang Medusa over the weekend claimed responsibility for last week’s cyber attack against Fall River Public Schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The school district says it’s investigating the attack that disrupted schools’ phone and testing systems, according to a pop-up alert on the the FRPS home page. It says officials have no indication that personal information was accessed, but…
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Massachusetts hospital notifies 316,000 people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical and financial info
Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts yesterday confirmed it notified 316,342 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Demographic info Medical info Health insurance info Driver’s license number Financial info “Other” personal or health info Ransomware gang Money Message claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it stole 500 GB of data…
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Massachusetts halfway house client data breached, SSNs and medical info compromised
The North Cottage Program, a Massachusetts addiction treatment center, this week confirmed it notified 6,650 current and former clients of a May 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, addresses, medication info, health insurance info, treatment plans, provider notes, and dates of birth. The notice (PDF) to victims states, “NCP discovered a network security incident involving an unauthorized…
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