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Monetary penalties issued to Spanish telecoms over failure to protect consumers from sim swapping

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Dissent

Last year the Spanish DPA tackled sim swapping cases and issued monetary penalties to four telecoms for failure to adequately protect the confidential information of consumers, resulting in loss of service to consumers, but also leaving them victims or potential victims of bank fraud. Four decisions have now been posted on the EDPB website. The…

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Vietnamese bank accounts targeted by hackers

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Dissent

An article in VietnamNet has some findings about cybercrime in Vietnam and how work-from-home and COVID-19 have contributed to the increase in certain kinds of crime. Some of the findings reported in the article include: In 2021, the number of phishing cases increased by three times compared with 2020. As many as 2,739 phishing websites…

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China accused of hacking Ukraine days before Russian invasion

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Dissent

Maxim Tucker reports: China staged a huge cyberattack on Ukraine’s military and nuclear facilities in the build-up to Russia’s invasion, according to intelligence memos obtained by The Times. More than 600 websites belonging to the defence ministry in Kyiv and other institutions suffered thousands of hacking attempts which were co-ordinated by the Chinese government, according to…

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Ca: Two staff fired for patient privacy breaches at Campbellford Memorial Hospital

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Dissent

Greg Davis reports: Two employees at Campbellford Memorial Hospital have been released following recent privacy breaches, the hospital announced Friday afternoon. The hospital in the Municipality of Trent Hills says it “discovered and confirmed” two employees had “inappropriately” accessed patient information affecting approximately 500 individuals. Both employees have been “dismissed.” Read more at Global News.

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Anonymous Claims It Hacked Russian Orthodox Church, Leaked 15 GB Data And 57,500 Emails

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Dissent

Ajay Sharma reports: Hacker group Anonymous has launched another attack on Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Lipetsk Mechanical Plant, which manufactures components for anti-aircraft missile launchers and other military equipment, were hacked by them on Friday. The hacker group posted on Twitter that they have merged and posted about 15 GB of…

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Rattled by RIPTA breach that affected 22,000, lawmakers propose policy changes

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Dissent

Antonia Noori Farzan reports: Lawmakers say that last year’s breach of Rhode Island Public Transit Authority computer systems highlighted glaring problems with the way the state responds to the theft of people’s personal data. […] DiPalma’s bill, S 2664, is designed to expand the protections and reporting requirements outlined in the Identity Theft Protection Act of 2015. A companion bill, H…

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