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
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…
Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack
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…
Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data
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…
Star Health hacker claims sending bullets, threats to top executives: Reports
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…
Nova Scotia Power hit by cyberattack, critical infrastructure targeted, no outages reported
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…