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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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Saint Xavier University notifies 212K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Saint Xavier University this week confirmed it notified 212,267 people about a June 2023 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Passport info Financial account info Medical info Biometric info Health insurance info Student ID numbers Dates of birth Payment card info Account access info The notice sent to victims lists prospective,…
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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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The University of Manchester avoided disaster in last year’s cyber attack – now it wants to set an industry example
When PJ Hemmaway joined the University of Manchester as CIO in 2022, the organization began an overhaul of its IT and cybersecurity capabilities to contend with the growing array of threats faced by higher education institutions. “When I started, the university and myself agreed that cybersecurity is going to be one of our top priorities,” he tells ITPro. “I started…
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How the University of St Andrews cut bills and energy usage with Pure Storage
At the board level, sustainability is becoming a serious talking point. With generative AI driving demand for data centers and in turn pushing up emissions, leaders have to think about their company’s carbon footprint. Ben Holme, associate CIO for infrastructure at the Univeristy of St Andrews, is one such leader. His role demands he take care of the university’s cloud…
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HPE just unveiled a next-gen HPC cluster at the University of Southampton: Iridis 6 uses ProLiant Gen11 servers powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors — and it’s four-times more powerful than its predecessor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled a sixth-generation high-performance computing cluster, Iridis 6, for the University of Southampton. The new system upgrades and expands on the existing capabilities of its predecessor Iridis 5, which was first introduced in 2018 and went straight into the Top500 supercomputer list at number 251. Iridis 6 will improve the system’s sustainability and performance, HPE…
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