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Pennsylvania education union data breach hit 500,000 people
The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), the largest public-sector union in Pennsylvania, is notifying over half a million individuals that attackers stole their personal information in a July 2024 security breach. The union represents over 178,000 education professionals, including teachers, support staff, higher education personnel, nurses, retired educators, and future teachers. “PSEA experienced a security incident on or about July…
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Pennsylvania State Education Association notifies 500K people of data breach claimed by ransomware gang
The Pennsylvania State Education Association this week confirmed it notified 517,487 people of a July 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Account numbers and PINs Security codes Passwords Routing numbers Credit/debit card numbers, PINs, and expiration dates Passport numbers Taxpayer ID numbers Usernames Health insurance info Medical info Dates of birth Drivers license…
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Ohio and Pennsylvania nursing agency notifies 58K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical info
Nursing agency HCF Management this week confirmed it notified nearly 58,000 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical info, and health insurance info. The following HCF facilities reported breaches to the US Department of Health and Human Services, along with the number of victims whose data were compromised:…
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Ransomware gang says it’s responsible for data breach at Pennsylvania food producer
Ransomware gang Black Basta today claimed responsibility for an October 2024 data breach at Furmano’s, a Pennsylvania food producer. The breach compromised the names, Social Security numbers, and addresses of 2,365 Furmano’s employees. Furmano’s has not verified Black Basta’s claim but did acknowledge the data breach was caused by a ransomware attack. Black Basta gave Furmano’s just over a week…
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Ransomware gang claims cyberattack that shut down a Pennsylvania school district
Ransomware gang RansomHub today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Interboro Schools last month. The Pennsylvania school district confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack on October 28, 2024, and cancelled classes the following day due to network issues. In a post on its leak site, RansomHub says it stole 1.1 TB of data from the school…
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Pennsylvania credit union notifies 99K people of data breach that compromised SSNs
First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union over the weekend confirmed it notified 98,809 people about a June 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and account numbers. Ransomware gang Meow claimed responsibility for the attack. The group posted 400 GB of allegedly stolen data for sale at a price of $100,000 on its leak site, which…
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