Express Computer reports: Technisanct, a cyber security and big data startup headquartered in Bangalore, reports data breach of over 4.5 million citizens from the Public Distribution System (PDS) of the state of Tamil Nadu. Major details including Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Aadhaar number of citizens have been kept for sale in a data sharing…
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Israeli researchers discover global cyberattack in over 1,300 locations
The Jerusalem Post reports: A global cyberattack that struck more than 1,300 locations was discovered by a team of Israeli researchers on Thursday, the parent company, Guardicore, announced. The two researchers are Liad Mordekovitz and Ofir Harpaz. The cyberattack, which targeted over 2,000 companies and organizations, attacked the servers of companies and organizations specializing in the fields of health,…
Babuk Ransomware, if you Hit and Run do not leave a trace (updated)
Updated: On January 5, DataBreaches.net was hit with a DDoS attack, which was pretty rude considering I was still on my first cup of coffee. It turns out that someone identifying themself as @dyadka0220 was upset that this site had linked to DarkFeed’s post. Whether they are the same @dyadka0220 as seen elsewhere is unknown…
Cybersecurity: Hacker Gets Thousands of Confidential Data on LimeVPN Users
Alec G. reports: One hacker has gotten his hands on all the LimeVPN provider’s users and is currently selling them on a popular hacker forum. What Went Down? First to report the incident was PrivacySharks, the supposed no-logs VPN service that has encountered a massive data breach that puts 69,400 users at risk. Unfortunately, there was…
South African insurance provider has been hit by a major data breach
Brett Venter reports: South African insurance provider QSure was struck by a major data breach earlier this month, one that led to banking information and other sensitive data being compromised. The company hasn’t said how many records were scooped during the intrusion. Hope they have insurance for this Company COO Ian du Toit, speaking to TechCentral,…
Norwegian DPA: Oslo University Hospital ordered to amend agreements
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s inspection of Oslo University Hospital (OUH) reveals that the hospital cannot document satisfactory control of patient data when the hospital needs laboratory services from other countries. The Data Protection Authority understands that it is important to be able to use laboratories in other countries when the hospital or other Norwegian laboratories do…