David Gilbert reports: North Korea has put its elite cyber-warfare unit to work creating malware posing as smartphone games which it posted on South Korean websites and infected up to 20,000 devices. That is according to a report from the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) which was delivered to the parliament in Seoul this…
Month: October 2014
MA: Bankers say data breach that affected Easthampton, Southampton businesses, including Big E’s, over
EASTHAMPTON — Local bankers said this week that data breaches at some retailers in Easthampton and Southampton, including Big E’s Supermarket, appear to be over, thanks partly to businesses’ efforts to upgrade security. […] During the height of the fraudulent activity, bankers and law enforcement officials refused to release the names of the businesses affected…
AU: MyGov health records breached in site flaw
AAP and Leon Spencer report: Two data breach notifications were received by the Australian Information Commissioner last financial year in regards to the government-administrated online health system. The first allowed healthcare providers to view the personal health notes of consumers following a flawed technical change to the eHealth system, according to the commissioner’s annual report….
AU: De-identification and medical records in NSW
Patrick Gunning of King & Wood Mallesons writes: Are health service providers in New South Wales obliged by the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW) to de-identify medical records on the request of a patient? Not according to this recent decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. On 20 October 2014 the Tribunal dismissed a claim…
EvilToss and Sourface hacker crew ‘likely’ backed by Kremlin – FireEye
Darren Pauli reports: Russia is “likely” sponsoring a hacking outfit that targets foreign governments and security organisations, the US intelligence firm FireEye claims. “APT28”, a group operating for possibly more than a decade, has attacked governments in Georgia, Eastern Europe, as well as NATO and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the company…
28 Charged, $2 Million Potentially Stolen in Minn. ID Theft Ring
Stephen Tellier reports: Two bank employees, a meat salesman going door to door, and Instagram. Investigators say those were the keys to the largest and most sophisticated identity theft ring in Minnesota. And on Tuesday, officials announced it’s been busted. Investigators say the alleged operation went on for at least six years, at least 28…