The Vastaamo psychotherapy clinic hack and extortion attempt in Finland, first disclosed in 2020, remains one of the most sensitive and disturbing breaches DataBreaches has ever covered. Past news items about it can be found here. Now there is an update. Aleksi Teivainen of Helsinki Times reports: The District Court of Helsinki on Friday detained…
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NL: Patient files of Rainier van Arkel also captured in a hack
Jeffrey Clark reports: Data from the files of 184 clients of mental health organizations Reinier van Arkel and Ypse in Den Bosch was captured in the major health care filings hack earlier this week. The health care institution confirms this on its website. All concerned clients have been informed by the institution. It is not…
Child Identity Fraud: The Perils of Too Many Screens and Social Media
Tracy Kitten writes: The number of U.S. families affected by child identity fraud over the past year (July 2021 to July 2022) saw a healthy decline, from 1.25 million children who fell victim to ID fraud to only 915,000—a strong and positive message for financial institutions, identity protection services, and law enforcement. But don’t be…
Hacked Documents: How Iran Can Track and Control Protesters’ Phones
Sam Biddle and Murtaza Hussain report: As furious anti-government protests swept Iran, the authorities retaliated with both brute force and digital repression. Iranian mobile and internet users reported rolling network blackouts, mobile app restrictions, and other disruptions. Many expressed fears that the government can track their activities through their indispensable and ubiquitous smartphones. Iran’s tight…
Slovak, Polish Parliaments Hit by Cyberattacks
DataBreaches recently noted a news report that the Slovak parliament had to suspend voting due to a cyberattack. It wasn’t just the Slovak parliament, though. It seems that the Polish parliament was also attacked. As SecurityWeek reported, AFP reported: “The attack was multi-directional, including from inside the Russian Federation,” the Polish Senate said in a…
Michael Gove insists UK has ‘robust protocols’ on cyber security after claims Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by Kremlin agents – with fears top secret negotiations and private messages were compromised
The Daily Mail reports: Michael Gove insisted the UK has ‘robust protocols’ on cyber security today amid claims Liz Truss’s personal mobile phone was hacked by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin. The Cabinet minister said such issues were taken ‘incredibly seriously’ as he was grilled on the extraordinary revelations in the Mail on Sunday. Cyber-spies…