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Texas State Bar warns of data breach after INC ransomware claims attack
The State Bar of Texas is warning it suffered a data breach after the INC ransomware gang claimed to have breached the organization and began leaking samples of stolen data. The State Bar of Texas is the second-largest bar association in the United States, with over 100,000 licensed attorneys. It regulates the legal profession in Texas by overseeing licensing, continuing…
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Texas State Bar data breach leaks SSNs and financial info; ransomware gang claims responsibility
The State Bar of Texas this week confirmed it notified 2,700 Texans about a January 2025 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info including account numbers, credit and debit card numbers Driver’s licenses or other government-issued ID Medical info Health insurance info “[…] the State Bar determined that there was unauthorized access to…
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Ransomware gang INC claims recent cyber attack on the City of McKinney, Texas
Ransomware gang INC added the City of McKinney, Texas, to its data leak site this weekend. This comes after the city issued a data breach notification following a cyber attack that started in October 2024. In its notification, the city states that it was: “the victim of an unknown third party gaining unauthorized access to the City network environment on…
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Ohio State vs Texas Cotton Bowl livestream: How to watch College Football Playoff semifinal game online from anywhere
The Ohio State vs. Texas Cotton Bowl livestream is kicking off tomorrow, bringing us the final matchup of the semifinal round of the 2024 college football playoff season. Here’s how to watch the Cotton Bowl from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free! Ohio State vs Texas Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game livestream, date, time and channels…
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Zuckerberg says he’s moving Meta moderators to Texas because California seems too ‘biased’
As part of Meta’s sweeping changes to content moderation announced today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company will also be moving its content moderation teams from California to Texas to “help remove the concern that biased employees are overly censoring content,” he wrote on Threads. “We’re going to move our trust and safety and content moderation teams out of…
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Texas Tech University System data breach impacts 1.4 million patients
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million patients. The organization is a public, academic health institution that is part of the Texas Tech University System, which educates and trains healthcare professionals, conducts medical research, and provides patient care services. The…
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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked Goodwill, shut down stores in Texas
Ransomware group Rhysida yesterday claimed responsibility for a November 2024 cyber attack on Goodwill North Central Texas. Goodwill North Central Texas announced a “company-wide technical issue” on November 10, 2024 that shut down all of its stores. They started reopening on November 13 and all stores were back up and running by November 22. Rhysida says it stole confidential data…
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Texas clinic notifies 37K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, passwords, and medical info
South West Family Medicine Associates, a clinic in Dallas, TX, yesterday confirmed it notified 36,959 people about an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Driver’s license number Date of birth Mailing address Medications Lab results Diagnoses and conditions Passwords Personal ID numbers Access codes Numbers or info used to access financial resources…
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Ransomware gang claims cyber attack on Texas Tech University that cancelled classes
Ransomware group Interlock today claimed responsibility for a September 30, 2024 cyber attack on Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. TTUHSC cancelled classes across multiple campuses in Amarillo, the Permian Basin, Abilene, Dallas, and El Paso. Texas Tech Physicians, a part of the Health Sciences Center, lost phone lines and online communications through its patient portal. Classes resumed on October…
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