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In what seems to be the first announcement of its kind, two rural healthcare facilities closed last week citing a ransomware attack as part of the reasons why.

It has been several weeks since the MOVEit vulnerability began making headlines, but the span of organizations and governmental entities being affected by related data breaches have continued to grow. 

The Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) in Louisiana suffered a MOVEit data breach. MOVEit is a third party data transfer service used to send large files.

In response to smoke coming into the U.S. from Canadian wildfires, the White House is providing technology support to Canada's firefighting efforts.

The TSA Academy West has been launched in Las Vegas. The curriculum includes threat detection and resolution and screening of personal property.

Leo Howell, CISO at Georgia Tech, has been selected interim Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for the Institute. 

As parts of the U.S. enter wildfire season, the U.S. Fire Administration released recommendations to mitigate wildfire smoke inhalation risks.

Gurvinder Rekhi was hired as the University of Dayton VP and CIO. Rekhi joins the university with more than 25 years of IT and leadership experience.

Genetic testing firm 1Health has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for leaving personal genetic and health data unsecured. 

A new report shows three-fourths of operational technology organizations reported at least one intrusion in the last year, with 56% from malware and 49% from phishing.