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N.W.T.’s medical record system under the microscope after 2 reported cases of snooping

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Dissent

Sidney Cohen reports that both cases involved employees of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority: Medical records are among the most sensitive pieces of information that a government agency keeps on citizens. But these records are not impervious to snooping, as evidenced by two distinct cases reported this year by the Northwest Territories…

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Department of Justice says Berkeley Research Group data breach may have exposed information on diocesan sex abuse survivors

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Dissent

Daniel Payne reports: The U.S. Department of Justice says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic clergy abuse survivors in nearly a dozen bankruptcy lawsuits. In a May 6 letter addressed to attorneys at law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, the Justice Department’s Nan Eitel, the associate general counsel for Chapter…

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Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Dissent

Eduard Kovacs reports: California-based health technology and consumer electronics company Masimo Corporation has been targeted in a cyberattack that impacted its manufacturing facilities. The company said in a filing with the SEC that it detected unauthorized access on its network on April 27. “As a result of the incident, certain of the Company’s manufacturing facilities…

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Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: Education giant Pearson suffered a cyberattack, allowing threat actors to steal corporate data and customer information, BleepingComputer has learned. Pearson is a UK-based education company and one of the world’s largest providers of academic publishing, digital learning tools, and standardized assessments. The company works with schools, universities, and individuals in over 70…

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Star Health hacker claims sending bullets, threats to top executives: Reports

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Dissent

Sheersh Kapoor reports: The hacker responsible for a major data breach at Star Health and Allied Insurance last year has reportedly claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the insurer’s top executives. According to Reuters, a person using the alias ‘xenZen’ said in a March 13 email that they mailed two packages…

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Nova Scotia Power hit by cyberattack, critical infrastructure targeted, no outages reported

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Dissent

The Economic Times reports: Utilities under fire: Nova Scotia Power cyberattack raises alarm Nova Scotia Power and its parent company, Emera, are scrambling to contain the fallout of a cyberattack on critical infrastructure that disrupted IT systems but spared physical operations. The cybersecurity breach came to light on April 25, when the utility discovered unauthorized…

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