Jeff Burlew reports: The 2nd Judicial Circuit announced Monday that law enforcement is investigating a data breach involving Gadsden County court records. In a news release, the circuit said that initial assessments show some of the records contained “personal identifying information.” Officials said the breach only affected Gadsden County records. Read more at Tallahassee Democrat,…
Author: Dissent
El Salvadoran database raises questions of possible political intrigue
A database listed for sale on a popular hacking forum may raise some political questions for El Salvadorans. On August 16, a listing offered 114GB of files with facial photos and 5.1 million records with El Salvadorans’ “full name, dui, date of birth, address, telephone, email and hd photo of the face.” DataBreaches was contacted…
MS: Potential cyberattack throughout Singing River Health System
L.A. Clark reports: Singing River Health System officials have detected unusual activity within their network, indicating a potential cyberattack. “We are working diligently with third-party specialists to investigate the source of this disruption and to confirm its impact on our systems as soon as possible. We have also engaged with the appropriate law enforcement authorities,” says…
Hackers threaten patients after massive cyber attack on Israeli hospital
Lauren Marcus reports: Cybercriminals who obtained sensitive data regarding patients’ personal health are using the material as blackmail following a crippling cyber attack perpetrated earlier this month against Maayanei HaYeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak. According to an Israel Hayom report, many prominent Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) politicians, including government ministers and MKs, as well as well-known rabbis and scholars, had sensitive…
North Korean hackers target US-South Korea military drills, police say
Reuters reports: Suspected North Korean hackers have targeted a joint US-South Korea military exercise being held this week though classified information has not been compromised, South Korean police said on Sunday. South Korean and US forces will on Monday begin 11-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises to improve their ability to respond to North Korea’s…
Tesla notifies employees of data breach
Barret Loux reports: Tesla has started notifying current and former employees who were affected by a data breach that occurred in May. The company conducted an investigation and found that two former employees had misappropriated confidential information in violation of Tesla’s IT security and data protection policies. As a result, Tesla has filed lawsuits against…