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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals
Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals Hospitals across multiple states including some in Pennsylvania have been impacted by a cyberattack on health-care provider Prospect Medical Holdings. The incident happened Thursday, Aug. 3, at the California-based company which has facilities in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas, according to USA Today. The ransomware attack had Delaware County-based Crozer Health's systems offline, Crozer spokeswoman Lori Bookbinder tells Daily Voice. The attack impacted all of Crozer's sites (click here for a complete list). "We have experienced a ransomware attack that i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
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Hospital Patient Data Stolen in CentraState Cyberattack Hospital Patient Data Stolen in CentraState Cyberattack
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…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack
NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack A school district was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down the district’s computer system and disrupted its technology infrastructure. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 on Long Island, the Riverhead Central School District alerted the community that they were experiencing an “outage” with their Internet and email accounts. According to school officials, the outage was caused by a ransomware attack, district faculty and staff have been notified of the incident, and local police have been advised of the situation. Related story - Long Island School District Victim Of Ransomware A…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
NY School District Victim Of Ransomware Attack NY School District Victim Of Ransomware Attack
NY School District Victim Of Ransomware Attack Files stolen from a New York school district have reportedly been posted on the dark web following a ransomware attack after hackers did not receive ransom payments. On Long Island, acting Manhasset Schools Superintendent Gaurav Passi issued an alert to the community that said that the district was notified that some files stolen from school servers had been posted online. “We were notified that yesterday, the criminals posted certain files to the dark web that they stole from our servers,” he advised. “We are currently reviewing these files, and we will provide direct notification, in ac…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
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Ransomware Group That Collected Millions From Meat Supplier Threatens Hundreds Of New Targets Ransomware Group That Collected Millions From Meat Supplier Threatens Hundreds Of New Targets
Ransomware Group That Collected Millions From Meat Supplier Threatens Hundreds Of New Targets A new ransomware attack linked to a Russian group that collected $11 million from a major meat supplier has reportedly paralyzed the networks of dozens of companies in the United States. The attack by the group known as REvil was focused on Kaseya VSA, a United States software company used by hundreds of tech-service providers and large companies. Kaseya said on Friday, July 2 that it's investigating what a cybersecurity expert said is a ransomware attack similar to the previous one attributed to the Russian hackers. The company said it shut down some of its servers and urged cus…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hartford, CT
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First Day Of School Cancelled In Hartford; Students Were To Return To Class Tuesday, Sept. 8 First Day Of School Cancelled In Hartford; Students Were To Return To Class Tuesday, Sept. 8
First Day Of School Cancelled In Hartford; Students Were To Return To Class Tuesday, Sept. 8 Today was supposed to be the start of the new school year for many Hartford students. But a ransomware attack has delayed the beginning of the academic year. In a letter home to parents, Hartford Public School District administrators said that there would be no in-person or online learning today, Tuesday, Sept. 8. The ransomware “caused an outage of critical system and restoration of those systems are not complete,” the letter said. It is unclear when classes will resume.

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by Kristin Palpini
Newark, NJ
Schools
Livingston Public Schools Hit With Ransomware Attack Livingston Public Schools Hit With Ransomware Attack
Livingston Public Schools Hit With Ransomware Attack The Livingston Public School district announced a late start to classes Monday due to a ransomware attack which has left the district's computers unusable.  The district's servers went down Friday and an assessment by an outside security company determined the cause to be a ransomware attack. The party responsible is not believed to be associated with the Livingston community or its public schools.  Livingston officials said data, such as transcripts, is not typically stolen or altered in such attacks. Instead, the computers are rendered inoperable. The party responsible for the a…

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by Paul Milo