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NJ Addiction Centers Victim Of Data Breach
Addition centers in five locations have suffered a data breach that may compromise patients' private information, officials said.
Maryville, a nonprofit addition agency, is offering credit monitoring services for those who may have had their Social Security numbers and other private details exposed as a result of the incident, according to spokesman Bill Crowe.
The centers affected are in Williamstown, Turnersville, Pemberton, Vineland and Franklinville.
"We have no indication that any information has been misused for identity theft," the agency said.
On or around August 22, 2023, Maryvil…
Prince George's County Public Schools Hit Cyberattack
Prince George’s County Schools were the target of a cyberattack that impacted thousands of accounts, district officials announced.
On Monday morning, an estimated 4,500 user accounts out of 180,000 were impacted by the attack, primarily members of the staff, they said, though as of Tuesday afternoon they were still assessing the full scope of the incident.
The following day, officials said that the main business and student information systems - Oracle and SchoolMAX - do not appear to be impacted, though the district is delaying password resets until noon on Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Anyone impact…
Man Who Fell Under MBTA Train ID'd As Sherborn Native, Reports Say
The man who died when he kicked a train and lost his balance has been identified by his family, according to WCVB.
Adam White, originally of Sherborn, was identified by his family as the man who fell under a moving train on Tuesday, May 30 at North Station, WCVB reports.
Man killed by Green Line trolley at North Station identified as Adam White of Sherborn @TammyWBZ reportshttps://t.co/VAEpXO2Aut pic.twitter.com/OkWRih4Oij — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) May 31, 2023
White missed his train, followed it, kicked it, and fell into the moving train's path, as reported by Daily Voice.
He …
'Cybercriminal, Cheat' Russian Hacker Guilty Of Boston Stock Conspiracy: Feds
A Russian businessman was convicted this week of an elaborate conspiracy where he and several others hacked into a computer system located in Boston to steal yet-to-released earnings reports from hundreds of companies and used the information to buy stocks, authorities said. They made nearly $100 million in this scheme, officials added.
Vladislav Klyushin, age 42, of Moscow, was found guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 14, on all charges, including wire fraud and securities fraud, following a 10-day trial in Boston, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faces up to 30 years in federal prison.
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Hospital Patient Data Stolen in CentraState Cyberattack
Patient data was stolen from CentraState Medical Center in a ransomware attack on the Freehold hospital's computer systems, officials said.
In a statement released on Friday, Feb. 10, the health system said the December attack included the theft of patients’ names, addresses, birthdays, social security numbers, health insurance information, medical records and patient account numbers.
The cyberattack occurred on the morning of Dec. 29, when the hospital “detected unusual activity involving its computer systems,” the statement said.
“Additionally, some information related to care received a…
Iranian Nationals Coordinated Cyberattacks On Boston Children's Hospital, Others: FBI
The FBI said three Iranian nationals have hacked and attacked computer systems around the world, including the Boston Children's Hospital.
Mansour Ahmadi, 34, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, 45, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari, 30, "engaged in a pattern of hacking, cyber-theft, and extortion largely for personal gain," FBI Director Christopher Wray said. The agency indicted the men earlier this week, though they remain in Iran and have escaped capture.
The FBI is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to their capture.
REWARD! 💰Up to $10M 💰for information on Iranian malicious #…
Data Of Nearly One Million NY Students Compromised In Hack Of Online Grading System
The personal data of nearly a million New York students has been compromised by hackers attempting to alter grades, investigators announced.
In January, Illuminate Education, a taxpayer-funded software company that tracks grades and attendance for the New York City Department of Education, was targeted, resulting in the data of approximately 820,000 students being made available.
Specifically, officials said that the hackers gained access to students’ names, birthdays, ethnicities, English-speaking, special-education, teacher schedules, and free-lunch statuses, though information including …