Rebecca Thomas reports: It could take more than a year for hospitals to recover patient record systems following the recent NHS cyberattack, The Independent has learned. Hospitals impacted are likely to need two weeks to recover for every day the situation goes unresolved, according to NHS sources. While initial attention following the ransomware attack on Advantage software was its impact on…
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Interested in becoming a nation state hacker for the U.S.?
A new recruitment ad by the U.S. is attracting a lot of attention and comments. Interested in becoming a nation state hacker? We will develop your skills in offensive and defensive cyber operations. Defend. Attack. Exploit. https://t.co/GEVy0dS4qo pic.twitter.com/JZgTrDdIbW — U.S. Army Chief of Cyber (@ArmyChiefCyber) August 26, 2022 For those looking for some direction in…
New Hampshire Lottery website experiences cyberattack
Tim Callery reports: New Hampshire Lottery officials warned of a cyberattack on its website on Friday. Officials said people visiting the site should not click on any pop-up messages. Read more at WMUR.
Montenegro reports massive Russian cyberattack against govt
Predrag Milic of AP reports: Montenegro’s security agency warned Friday that hackers from Russia have launched a massive, coordinated cyberattack against the small nation’s government and its services. The Agency for National Security, or ANB, said Montenegro is “under a hybrid war at the moment.” Read more at ABC.
Ca: Conservatives call for release of report on massive Afghan immigration data breach
Evan Dyer reports: The Conservative Party has written to Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne asking him to speed up his investigation of a federal government data breach that exposed the identities of hundreds of Afghans seeking Canada’s help to escape from the Taliban in October 2021. Dufresne announced on November 15 of last year that his…
A confusing data dump from Vice Society
Attacking entities that try to save lives or provide health care seems despicable to most people—and attacking a hospice? That may seem especially vile. Vice Society recently added two victims to their dedicated leak site: BSA Hospice of the Southwest and Family Medicine Centers/FMC Clinics. Both are Texas entities. But were both actually attacked by…