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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County Developmental Disability Services (KCDDS) notified 547 individuals of a breach of unsecured personal patient-protected health information after discovering the event on October 21.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Sky Lakes Medical Center (“Sky Lakes”) recently announced that it identified and addressed a data security incident involving a limited amount of patient information. On October 27, 2020, Sky Lakes discovered that several computer systems were encrypted with ransomware. Sky Lakes immediately began to investigate, a cybersecurity firm was engaged, and steps were taken to address the incident and restore operations.
Read MoreKlamath County is notifying affected individuals about a recent Veterans Service Office data security incident. On September 19, 2019, the Klamath County IT Department became aware of unusual activity of one of its Veterans Service Office employee’s email accounts.
Read MoreSalem, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Human Services is sending notices by mail to approximately 645,000 clients notifying them that their personal information was compromised during a previously announced January 2019 data breach.
Read MoreKlamath Falls, Ore. – The Oregon Institute of Technology, informed its campus community of a data privacy incident that potentially affected certain data that it maintains. Campus leaders shared that after a detailed investigation by internal staff and external forensic experts, there is no evidence that any information was visible or was taken as a result of the breach of an isolated server used for teaching. Still, out of an abundance of caution, the university is offering credit bureau monitoring to the 770 people potentially impacted who had personally identifiable information on the server.
Read MoreOver the past several months, the Equifax data breach has made headlines with its far-reaching effect on nearly half of Americans. Today, the Oregon Senate took action to protect consumers whose secure information is compromised due to data breaches.
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