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Cyber-security expert believes it will take months before Fulton Co. recovers from cyberattack

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A cyber-security expert says it could take months before Fulton County fully recovers from a ransomware attack.

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It’s been nearly three weeks since the county government’s computer system was hacked, disrupting many services.

Channel 2′s Bryan Mims was in Roswell where county officials are also saying some personal information may have been leaked.

They haven’t said whether it was county employees or residents whose information may have been compromised.

Many services are still down. The East Roswell Library is open, but all the computers are out of service.

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Cybersecurity expert Rajiv Garb says you can protect yourself if you’re concerned your information has been exposed.

Garb says that could take weeks to months and we’re three weeks into this attack.

Chairman Robb Pitts said if any personal information has been compromised, the county will offer services to protect the victims.

The county is providing updates on the breach on its website.

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Mr. Cooper Recovers From Hacking Incident

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Fraud Management & Cybercrime
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Incident & Breach Response

Also: ChatGPT Struggles to Stay Online Amid DDoS Attacks

Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) •
November 9, 2023    

Breach Roundup: Mr. Cooper Recovers From Hacking Incident
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Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week, mortgage lender Mr. Cooper recovered from a cyberattack, ChatGPT struggled with distributed denial-of-service attacks, a cybercrime group’s business model was exposed, hackers stole data of loyalty club members of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, South Korean and the United States aim to enhance cybersecurity cooperation, and an Iranian-linked threat group has been targeting Israeli higher education and technology organizations since January.

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Mr. Cooper Recovers From Cyberattack

Texas-based mortgage lender Mr. Cooper restarted operations, including taking payments, on Saturday following a four-day shutdown caused by an Oct. 31 hacking incident at the company. The lender told federal regulators Thursday that it has yet to originate new loans but expects to do so soon, “following reestablishment of connectivity with vendors and agencies.”

“Certain customer data was exposed, however it will require additional analysis to validate this finding and quantify the scope and type of any such exposure,” the company said. It told customers on its website that it won’t assess late fees…

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Caesars Entertainment says hackers stole customer data as MGM recovers from cyberattack

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS/CNN) — Hackers stole Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers from a “significant number” of loyalty program customers of Caesars Entertainment, the hospitality and casino giant said Thursday.

The disclosure comes as another big casino brand, MGM Resorts, is recovering from its own apparent cyberattack in which guests on Monday reported being unable to make room charges and access their rooms with their digital keys.

MGM Resorts International owns and operates The Borgata in Atlantic City, and Caesars has a location on Pacific Avenue in the Jersey Shore gambling hub. The gaming floor at the Borgata is back open, but some events including a $1.4 million prize drawing are postponed, according to a notice sent to MGM Rewards members.

The MGM Rewards app as of Friday, Sept. 15, included a notice it was “undergoing maintenance” making digital hotel room keys unavailable.

The pair of hacks has put a spotlight on the computer defenses of the multibillion-dollar casino and hospitality business in Las Vegas, which are ripe targets for cybercriminals to extort.

Caesars Entertainment, which owns famous hotel-casinos such as Caesars Palace, confirmed on Sept. 7 that the hackers had stolen a copy of the customer loyalty program database, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The hackers broke into computer systems via “a social engineering attack” on an IT support contractor, according to the filing.

“We have taken steps to ensure that the stolen data is deleted by the unauthorized actor, although we cannot guarantee this result,” Caesars Entertainment said. The company did not immediately respond to CNN’s questions as to what steps were taken and whether they included paying a ransom.

For its part, MGM Resorts has repeatedly referred to a “cybersecurity issue” in describing the disruption to some of its computer systems, but the incident has the hallmarks of a cyberattack.

“We continue to work diligently to resolve our cybersecurity issue while addressing individual guest needs promptly,” MGM Resorts said in a statement on Thursday morning. The company said on Monday, when news of the incident broke, that it had shut down certain…

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Investigation recovers $45K in back wages from fruit company that denied dozens of agricultural workers full wages, transportation and housing

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Employer name:       Mt. Clifton Fruit Company LLC

Investigation site:     17581 Mechanicsville Road, Timberville, VA 22853

Investigative Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer violated multiple requirements of the H-2A agricultural worker program by failing to do the following:

Back wages recovered:        $45,384

Civil money penalties:          $8,998

Workers affected:                  55, which includes 50 H-2A program workers and five other workers

Quote: “Our investigation found the Mt. Clifton Fruit Company denied dozens of agricultural workers, many of whom traveled to the U.S. at the company’s request, safe housing and transportation, and their legally earned wages,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Roberto Melendez in Richmond, Virginia. “In addition to recovering back wages, we assessed penalties for these deliberate violations.”

Background: Mt. Clifton Fruit Company LLC is an agricultural fixed-site employer who specializes in growing and harvesting a variety of apples which are sold retail, direct to consumers and to processors in the U.S.

Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division. The department can speak with callers confidentially in more than 200 languages through the agency’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Download the agency’s new Timesheet App for i-OS and Android devices – also available in Spanish – to ensure hours and pay are accurate.

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