Richard Henshell reports: Millions of people are at risk of fraud after a data breach at a company that manages the third-party payments for 84 top-up insurance providers. Viamedis, whose systems the third-party payments for over 20 million people, announced the data breach on February 2. Its clients include Carte Blanche Partenaires, Itelis, Kalixia and…
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Proposed contractor cyber reporting rule sets a ‘significantly problematic’ bar, industry groups say
David DiMolfetta reports: Cybersecurity and technology trade groups are urging agencies to rethink a proposed measure that would intensify requirements for federal contractors when they report cybersecurity incidents, arguing they are inconsistent with other cyber regulations and demand too much from contracted firms targeted in cyberattacks. The proposed rule from the Pentagon, GSA and NASA — the…
Real identity of Bitcoin founder ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ could FINALLY be revealed in court…and may unlock £36billion fortune
Iona Cleave reports: The real identity of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto could finally be revealed, unlocking the key to his £36billion fortune. A UK court will now decide if Craig Wright, 54, is the mysterious, anonymous crypto-king who disappeared from the internet over a decade ago. Wright, an Australian computer scientist who lives in London, has been…
Reports of data breach on Class Charts platform
Schools Week reports: The information watchdog is investigating reports of a data breach on the Class Charts behaviour management platform, which is used by tens of thousands of teachers. Some parents logging on to Class Charts last week were reportedly shown data relating to other children. The Information Commissioner’s Office told Schools Week it had “received a…
Canada’s most prolific hacker is expected to make full restitution
Gary Dimmock reports: It’s not every day that fraud victims get their money back. But Canada’s most prolific hacker, who launched ransomware attacks from his Ottawa home that left some targets in financial ruin, will be making full restitution. Matthew Philbert, 33, pleaded guilty to years of cyber attacks and was recently sentenced to two…
Atlanta Women’s Health Group notifying patients of April 2023 data breach
John Shirek reports that Atlanta Women’s Health Group just notified more than 30,000 patients about a data breach that occurred in April, 2023. As is too often the case, the incident resulted in the theft of patients’ protected health information. 11Alive reproduced part of the letter sent to patients, which says: “…while the unauthorized user…