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An unknown ransomware group is demanding $700,000 from the Tarrant Appraisal District, after a network disruption last week took the district’s systems offline.
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More than 2,000 patients have had their personal medical information leaked in a UT Southwestern Medical Center data breach
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A study of Dallas County computers commissioned in August, before a cybersecurity breach, found evidence of significant overspending.
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Dallas County commissioners approve $12 million computer management contract — but with reservationsA computer management firm got a 3-year contract to handle Dallas County's day-to-day business on its computers— including payroll — at a cost of up to $12 million.
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A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain with operations in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals. Ardent Health Services said Monday it took its network offline after the Nov. 23 cyberattack and suspended user access to such tech applications as software used to document patient care.
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The district says core water services to member cities have not been affected.
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Officials raised concerns about computer system security at Dallas County IT Executive Governance Committee meetings months before an Oct. 19 "cybersecurity incident."
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Dallas County — the target of a recent cyber attack — wants to hire a new IT leader. who will be tasked with improving security on its computer systems.
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A hacker group that calls itself "Play" claimed it has posed data taken from Dallas County computer systems. County officials are trying to determine if that's true.
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U.S. regulators have sued SolarWinds and its top security executive forfraud for allegedly concealing poor cybersecurity practices ahead of theTexas-based technology company's stunning hack by Russian spies.
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Dallas County says it was notified of a breach on Oct. 19, five months after a ransomware attack compromised the personal information of thousands of City of Dallas employees.
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In addition to taking down several of the city of Dallas' crucial services, the attack exposed thousands of people's data to hackers. A UT Dallas cybersecurity expert spoke with KERA about how the breach played out and why.