Alabama public schools suffer most significant loss of students in decades

Alabama public schools suffer most significant loss of students in decades ...Statewide enrollment fell by about 5,800 students this year according to their yearly audit of enrollment, which runs from October to October each year. Alabama State Superintendent, Eric Mackey, said more than 3,000 students left the public school system for private or home schooling through the state's new CHOOSE Act . However, roughly 2,100 students are currently unaccounted for... Reference: www.waaytv.com

Company with 6 hospitals in Alabama says patient info may have been disclosed in cybersecurity ‘incident’

Company with 6 hospitals in Alabama says patient info may have been disclosed in cybersecurity ‘incident’

A healthcare company that runs six hospitals in Alabama announced Thursday that patient and other information may have been disclosed during a cybersecurity “incident” in January. ...Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, said the cybersecurity firm it contracts with to provide secure file transfer software became aware of the incident on the night of Jan. 30. The actual incident occurred sometime between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, CHS said. Fortra, the cybersecurity firm, took down impacted systems offline on Jan. 31. ...CHS said it would provide identity restoration and credit monitoring services for free for two years among those that request it. Those wishing to enroll in those services or those with questions on the incident were asked to call 1-800-906-7947. That number is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The deadline to enroll in the services is June 30. ...

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