Jan Vermeulen reports: An online interface set up for the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) system exposed the personal information of every South African who received an infringement notice under the new law. Personal data contained in the leak included full names, ID numbers, residential or business addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration information,…
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Earth Lusca Hackers Aimed at High-Value Targets in Government and Private Sectors
Ravie Lakshmanan reports: An elusive threat actor called Earth Lusca has been observed striking organizations across the world as part of what appears to be simultaneously an espionage campaign and an attempt to reap monetary profits. “The list of its victims includes high-value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organizations…
Data theft at Desjardins: the ex-employee wanted “no media coverage”
Natasha Kumar reports: Documents made public by the court on Monday at the request of the media reveal new details about the intentions of the ex-Desjardins employee unmasked by the financial institution in the spring of 2019. […] During this meeting, Sébastien Boulanger-Dorval implored to obtain unemployment and not to have criminal charges as well…
Mt: IT firm C-Planet fined €65,000 over massive voter data breach
Ivan Martin reports: An IT firm responsible for a massive leak of voter data has been fined €65,000 for data breaches. Data Protection Commissioner Ian Deguara issued the administrative penalty against C-Planet It Solutions Limited which was hired by the Labour Party to manage a cache of private information on some 337,384 Maltese voters. The…
Ca: Cyberattack at Arnprior Regional Health; data stolen
Derek Dunn reports: A cyber-attack breached the IT system at Arnprior Regional Health (ARH) on Dec. 21. “Our team noticed unusual activity and acted immediately,” reads a statement on the hospital and nursing home’s website. “We have determined through our investigation that data connected with Arnprior Regional Health has been taken.” Read more at Inside Ottawa Valley….
South Australian gov issues breach notice to hacked payroll provider
Justin Hendry reports: Payroll software provider Frontier Systems has been issued with a breach of contract notice over a ransomware attack that saw the personal details of 80,000 South Australian public servants stolen. Department of Treasury and Finance chief David Reynolds revealed the the action after it emerged government data had been stolen directly from…