On November 7, a relatively new user on a hacking forum offered data allegedly from Doctor Alliance for sale. According to the seller, there is 353 GB of data comprising 1,240,640 files. “Contact us on signal to negociate this ransom or all your data will be sold,” the seller warned. The ransom demand was listed…
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St. Thomas Brushed Off Red Flags Before Dark-Web Data Dump Rocks Houston
Elliott Greene reports: Hundreds of thousands of University of St. Thomas files have appeared on the dark web after a summer cyberattack that shut down campus systems and key services. Students, faculty, and alumni say they’ve received little information as experts and law enforcement work to find out what data was stolen, as reported by Houston…
A Wiltshire police breach posed possible safety concerns for violent crime victims as well as prison officers
A scary breach showed up in my news search today. Jamie Singleton reports: On Saturday, November 8, the Telegraph reported Wiltshire Police had accidentally released sensitive information. The article reads: “These included the door codes to safe houses for victims of rape and sexual assault, codes to access systems where digital files of evidence are…
Amendment 13 is gamechanger on data security enforcement in Israel
Globes reports: A recent conference discussed Amendment 13 to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law and how organizations can address emerging risks associated with the deployment of advanced AI. During a recent privacy and data-security conference in Israel, industry leaders explored the implications of Amendment 13 to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law and discussed how organizations can address…
Almost two years later, Alpha Omega Winery notifies those affected by a data breach.
Some wines benefit from aging. Breach notification letters do not. On or about December 28, 2023, Alpha Omega Winery in California experienced what they report as a ransomware incident. According to their notification, the types of personal information may have included, and potentially were not limited to: name, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s…
Court of Appeal reaffirms MFSA liability in data leak case, orders regulator to shoulder costs
Julia Dowling reports: The Court of Appeal has reaffirmed the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) bears responsibility for an unauthorised disclosure of confidential data to the investigative website ‘OffshoreAlert’. The decision marks the latest development in a long-running legal battle over accountability and data protection standards within Malta’s financial regulator. This latest judgment, delivered on…