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Ex-Amazon Cloud Worker Convicted of Capital One Hack

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dissent

Robert Burnson reports: A former Amazon Web Services worker was convicted of hacking into the company’s cloud servers to steal customer data and computer power that she used to mine cryptocurrency. Following a week-long trial in Seattle, Paige A. Thompson, 36, was found guilty of seven federal crimes, including wire fraud, which carries a prison sentence…

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Quebec court approves $200.9M settlement against Desjardins over data breach

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dissent

The Canadian Press reports: The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a nearly $200.9-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Desjardins over a data breach — the largest to date in the Canadian financial services sector. Siskinds Desmeules and Kugler Kandestin say everyone affected by the breach, regardless of where they live, will be eligible to claim….

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Ransomware attack reported at Council on Aging of Buncombe County

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dissent

WLOS reports from North Carolina: A local non-profit that works with thousands of seniors has had a security breach. The director of Buncombe County’s Council on Aging believes someone hit the non-profit’s computers with ransomware Monday and staff were concerned private information might have been stolen. News 13 has confirmed Asheville police are involved.

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TikTok says it’s storing US data domestically amid renewed security concerns

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dissent

Karissa Bell reports: TikTok says it’s achieved a “significant milestone” toward its promises to beef up the security of its US users’ data. In a new update, the company says it has “changed the default storage location of US user data.” As the company notes, it had already stored much of its user data in the United…

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Ca: Personal details of 15,000 Memorial University of Newfoundland students leaked in email goof

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dissent

Alex Kennedy reports: The personal information of about 15,000 students at Memorial University was accidentally shared with other students in an inadvertent data breach, the university said Friday. The breach happened on Thursday as part of an email campaign from the school’s career development email. About 1,000 students received emails that contained other students’ personal information, according to a…

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Patient Radiology Files Accidentally Exposed Online by Yale New Haven Hospital

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dissent

Yale New Haven Health in Connecticut has issued a statement concerning an error that exposed some patients’ files to the public between December 16, 2021 and April 18, 2022: New Haven, CT (June 17, 2022) –Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) today announced that a file created for research was unintentionally posted on a public facing…

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