A motor insurance worker who unlawfully accessed personal information has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Rizwan Manjra, 44, from Bolton, led a team dealing with accident claims for Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL), based in the Arndale Centre in Manchester city centre. His unlawful conduct was…
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NATO to launch new cyber center by 2028: Official
Carley Welch reports: In order for the alliance to be better equipped at dealing with cyber threats, NATO is in the process of standing up a new cyber center — to go online by 2028 — that will meld parts of its various cyber entities into one, a NATO official told Breaking Defense this week. “This center will…
Global Police Action Against DDoS Attackers: Operation PowerOFF
A press release from Dutch Politie: Starting this week, law enforcement agencies from fifteen different countries, together with Europol, are once again taking large-scale action against DDoS-for-hire services. In Operation PowerOFF, three arrests were made internationally, 27 websites were taken offline and data from three servers was secured. The Dutch police, under the authority of…
Hackers take a bite out of Krispy Kreme
Jonathan Wheatley reports: Krispy Kreme said a cyber security attack has disrupted its online operations in the part of the US, as the doughnut maker warned it would have a material impact on its business. The US company said on Wednesday that it had been notified on November 29 of “unauthorised activity” in part of…
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes Investigation Findings on the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Data Breach
December 9 enforcement action by the Privacy Commission of Hong Kong: Data Breach Incident of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) The investigation arose from a data breach notification submitted by the EMSD to the PCPD on 1 May 2024, reporting its suspicion that the personal data of members of the public in its possession was…
HHS OCR settles charges that Inmediata Health Group exposed 1.6 million patients’ PHI online
The following announcement by HHS OCR stems from an accidental exposure of protected health information online that continued for several years. Inmediata’s incident resulted in a class action lawsuit that was settled for $1.1 million in 2022, and a settlement with 33 states for $1.14 million in 2023. HHS seems to be the first to…