AlphV claims to have hit MNGI Digestive Health — developing

MNGI Digestive Health (MNGI) in Minnesota is a physician-owned multi-center gastroenterology practice that has been recognized for its excellence. MNGI was previously known as Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., and was created by partnership of three independent practices: Digestive Healthcare, Gastroenterology Consultants, and St. Paul Gastroenterology. Unfortunately, excellence in medical practice and care does not immunize...

Audits of New York schools and the State Education Department reveal ongoing significant concerns

In May, the NYS Comptroller’s Office released an audit conducted to determine if the New York State Education Department (SED) consistently follows all laws and regulations regarding the safety and privacy of students’ data, and whether SED is properly monitoring school districts to ensure they are complying with the legislation and regulations that govern...

Bellone signs 13th emergency order related to year-old cyberattack by AlphV, delays county budget

Mark Harrington reports from Long Island: Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone last week signed the 13th “local emergency order” tied to the September 2022 ransomware attack, delaying the county operating budget by a week while also declaring states of emergencies tied to the migrant crisis and Hurricane Lee. The latest cyberattack-related emergency declaration cites the...

Large-scale cyberattack reported in occupied Crimea

On Friday, The Kyiv Independent reported that Russian proxies in occupied Crimea announced that there was a cyberattack of an “unprecedented” scale. “The attack occurred after the Russian Defense Ministry announced that a Ukrainian missile had struck Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol earlier in the day on Sept. 22,” they announced. More...