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Pennsylvania’s Union County Suffers Ransomware Attack

Pennsylvania’s Union County is dealing with a ransomware attack that has likely exposed personally identifiable information, mostly related to individuals involved with the county’s law enforcement, courts, and other county business. Officials say they detected the ransomware on the county’s …

Deloitte Faces Class Action Lawsuits Over Rhode Island Cyber Breach

Deloitte Consulting has been hit with class action lawsuits over the cyber breach of Rhode Island’s portal for state-administered benefits known as RIBridges. The suits have been brought in Rhode Island and New York federal courts on behalf of individuals …

Rhode Island Social Services Portal Suffers Ransomware Attack; Citizens’ Data at Risk

The state of Rhode Island is dealing with a cyber attack by criminals who have accessed the personal data of citizens who depend on a state portal for health insurance and other social services. Negotiations are underway with the cyber …

Hoboken Dealing With Ransomware Attack

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has reported it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. Due to the November 26 cyber attack, City Hall and the municipal court were closed and all online city services were suspended. …

Finance Chief Resigns After Connecticut Town Hacked for $200K

The Connecticut town of Plymouth has been hacked for more than $200,000 and the town’s finance director has resigned as a result of the cybersecurity incident. Mayor Joseph Kilduff said the town fell victim to a “social engineering scam” after …

City in Upstate New York Restoring Systems Disrupted by Cyber Incident

The city of Newburgh in New York’s Orange County is today reopening its City Hall while continuing to work on restoring municipal services following identification of a cyber incident last Monday. The network security incident led to a temporary disruption …

Massachusetts Town Loses $446,000 in Cyber Attack

The Massachusetts town of Arlington reports it has lost $445,945 in funds intended for a contractor working on a high school building project that were instead diverted to hackers orchestrating a wire fraud scam. Town Manager Jim Feeney alerted the …