Simon Little reports: A prominent Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ advocacy group said Friday that it has been the target of a cyberattack. Qmunity, a non-profit group that offers a variety of resources and supports to the community, said the attack appeared to have started on July 20, targeting its website. Read more at GlobalNews.ca. via @Chum1ng0
Author: Dissent
Recent cyberattacks put Thai citizens’ privacy and data security at greater risk
In December of 2021, Thailand’s National Cyber Security Agency launched after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In February, it announced that it intended to roll out 40 subordinate regulations of the Cybersecurity Act this year to strengthen the country’s systems. It sounds like an ambitious — but badly needed — update. For the past…
UT: Technical problem causes security breach in Tooele County School District, may have exposed 1000 students’ info
Debbie Worthen reports: Hundreds of students’ personal information was potentially compromised in what the Tooele County School District called a “technical problem” as the district switched from Aspire to Skyward. Skyward is a software company specializing in K-12 school management. It includes student records and personal information. This week, families of the over 21,000 students…
Central Florida construction firm: Ex-employee snatched firm’s records in data breach
Gabrielle Russon reports: A construction company says an employee who quit his job downloaded and stole a trove of confidential information before he left. On his way out the door, the ex-employee obtained documents such as the company’s bank account statements and tax returns as well as 401(k) information containing employees’ names, Social Security numbers,…
Perth Festival, Black Swan Theatre and other arts organisations hit by major data breach
Rebeccca Trigger reports: Western Australia’s biggest arts organisations, including the Perth Festival, Black Swan State Theatre Company, the WA ballet and WA opera have been subject to a massive data breach that has compromised customers’ personal information. Customers received an email this afternoon from the Arts and Culture Trust saying third-party software used by the…
CRCSD Employee: District still dealing with effects from “Security Breach”
KCRG reports: A bus driver for the Cedar Rapids Community School District told our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Team the district’s computers and servers are still not working after the district closed due to a “cyber security incident” more than two weeks ago. Read more at KCRG.