Over on EmptyWheel, natsec journalist and blogger Marcy Wheeler writes, “In a motion to keep Jack Teixiera jailed, the government provided more details about what an unstable nut they gave access to the US’ most sensitive secrets.” Read Marcy’s post. Reading the logs from the perspective of someone who has blogged about insider threats and data…
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Waterloo Region District School Board retirees say they felt left in the dark after data compromised in cyberattack
Krista Simpson reports: This is part two of a two-part series. For a timeline of cyberattack and the wide-ranging impacts it had on Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) operations, read part one here. In the wake of a cyberattack at the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) this past summer, some of the people impacted…
Stronger cybersecurity, reducing cyber incidents, greater EU ‘strategic autonomy’? Three interesting features of the proposed EU Cyber Solidarity Act
Mark Young, Paul Maynard, and Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington & Burling write: On April 18, 2023, the European Commission published its proposal for an EU Cyber Solidarity Act (“CSA”). It aims to strengthen incident detection, situational awareness, and response capabilities, and to ensure that entities providing services critical for day-to-day life can access expert…
Two ransomware groups list Albany ENT & Allergy Services on their leak sites
On April 23, the BianLian ransomware group listed: A***** *** * ******* S******* BianLian often uses the asterisk system before they actually name the victim and leak data. Today, though, DataBreaches also saw the following on the RansomHouse leak site: Albany ENT & Allergy Services They’re both listing the same entity (even the listed revenues…
MI: McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital accused of leaving patient medical records in decommissioned hospital
Ta’Niyah Jordan reports: Patient medical records are meant to be private. But one of Lansing’s largest hospitals is being accused of leaving behind boxes of confidential patient files in a decommissioned hospital. […] A whistleblower who attended the April 19th preview at the Pennsylvania campus says he found several boxes containing patient files. In images…
Data breach could affect up to 100,000 patients at Queensway Carleton Hospital
Elizabeth Payne reports: Health and personal information, home addresses and OHIP numbers of up to 100,000 patients at Queensway Carleton Hospital have been affected by a major data breach involving an Ottawa-based third-party software provider. The hospital sent out public notices of the breach Friday and is contacting patients individually. It has also notified the…