Perlugi Paganini reports: Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska has disclosed a data breach that has impacted 10% of its customers, roughly 200,000 people. Threat actors had access to sensitive personal information of the customers, including names, personal identification numbers, physical addresses, and telephone numbers. Threat actors did not access online accounts and financial information was…
Author: Dissent
Indicators of Compromise Associated with BlackByte Ransomware
From a newly released Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: SUMMARY This joint Cybersecurity Advisory was developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) to provide information on BlackByte ransomware. As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure…
Ca: Fine, Probation Issued for Illegal Access to Health Information
A former Alberta Health Services (AHS) employee pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 7 to accessing health information in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA). Marie Mushinski accessed the health information of 189 individuals 985 times over a two-year period. None of the 189 individuals were patients in the AHS unit where she worked as a clerk….
Deloitte’s $5M Data Security Deal OK Is Sought by Plaintiffs
Jake Holland reports: A $4.95 million settlement with Deloitte Consulting LLP to resolve claims it created websites with poor security should receive final approval, the plaintiffs are arguing in New York federal court. The deal is fair and provides meaningful relief to affected class members, the plaintiffs argued in a supplemental brief filed Thursday in the U.S….
MO: St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter won’t be charged in F12 “hack” case
KMTZ reports some welcome news: A Cole County prosecutor will not file charges against a reporter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the alleged data breach of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website. Prosecutor Locke Thompson said in a release while reviewing the case that it would not be in the best…
Ca: Military sexual misconduct settlement hit by privacy breach
Lee Berthiaume reports: The company administering the federal government’s $900-million settlement deal with Armed Forces members and veterans who experienced sexual misconduct while in uniform has inadvertently released private information about dozens of claimants. Epiq Class Action Services Canada confirmed the privacy breach on Wednesday, after a veteran said she had received an e-mail last…