Harve Jacobs reports: A mistake made at a medical clinic caused a potential breach of personal information of current and former airmen at Joint Base Charleston. The base says folders of paper records were improperly created at a base clinic. A former airman says he received a letter from the 628th medical group mentioning a “potential…
Month: August 2018
NSW: ‘Disturbing’ privacy breach revealed: Over 1,000 NSW Health medical records abandoned in derelict building
Ange McCormack reports: More than 1,000 confidential medical records have been left on the floor at a derelict former aged care facility operated by the New South Wales Government. The privacy breach, uncovered in a triple j Hack and ABC News investigation, is believed to be one of the largest of its kind in Australian…
After Singapore medical data hack, Hong Kong’s Department of Health becomes latest cyberattack victim
Clifford Lo reports that the HK Department of Health might have caught a break on a recent ransomware attack: Hong Kong’s Department of Health has become the latest victim of a cyberattack after three of its computers were hit by ransomware which left data inaccessible, prompting police to open a criminal investigation. The targeted computers…
NZ: Taranaki High School in digital lockdown after hacker demands US$5000 to release school work video
Catherine Groenestein reports: An anonymous computer hacker has demanded US$5000 from a provincial high school to return course work they are holding for ransom. Hāwera High School staff in South Taranaki switched on their computers on Monday to discover a message demanding payment for the return of encrypted data on a server containing students’ work…
Jury Convicts Anonymous Hacker Who DDoSed Children’s Hospital, Later Got Lost at Sea
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A member of the Anonymous hacker collective was found guilty this week in a trial for a series of cyber-attacks the man had conducted in 2014, including some aimed at children’s hospitals. The hacker —Martin Gottesfeld, 32, of Sommerville, Massachusetts— was one of the main driving forces behind the #OpJustina Anonymous campaign….
Jersey Mike’s Warns Customers To Reset Passwords
Abeerah Hashim reports: Jersey Mike’s Subs’ recent emails to its customers have made them suspicious of a cyber attack. The firm has warned its customers to ensure their accounts’ security and has asked them to change passwords. However, they advise that Jersey Mikes has not been a source of any data breach insinuating that some…