FInews reports: There was a cyber attack on the Neuchâtel Cantonal Bank (BCN) at the beginning of August, spokeswoman Marie-Laure Chapatte, told the «AWP» news agency (in German), resulting in the potential theft of around 1,500 email addresses. Neither the banking infrastructure – such as the online banking platform – nor other sensitive systems were affected by the…
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DuPage Medical Group notifying 600,000 patients that their personal information may have been compromised in cyberattack
Lisa Schencker reports: DuPage Medical Group is notifying 600,000 patients that their personal information may have been compromised during a July cyberattack. DuPage Medical Group, which is the state’s largest independent physicians group, experienced a computer and phone outage that lasted nearly a week in mid-July. The group worked with cyber-forensic specialists to investigate the incident and…
Cream Finance loses $25 million in another security breach
Ibiam Wayas reports: For the second time in six months, popular decentralized lending protocol Cream Finance has suffered another attack due to a “reentrancy bug,” according to blockchain security and data analytics company, PeckShield. The protocol’s development team confirmed the incident on Twitter, noting that AMP tokens and Ether (ETH) were lost. Read more on Cryptopolitan.
Less than two months after its launch and inaugural hack, GETTR is leaking data
GETTR, a social media platform similar to Twitter but frequented by people who don’t feel welcome on Twitter, officially launched on July 4th, 2021. It may be hard to remember what came first — the official launch of the platform run by former President Trump’s ex-spokesman Jason Miller or its first data breach, which was…
Envision Credit Union ‘taking all appropriate steps’ after possible cyber attack
TaMaryn Waters reports: Envision Credit Union may have been the latest victim of an apparent ransomware attack, a malicious software that disrupts computer systems until demands are met. Initial signs of a potential attack surfaced this week on social media and indicated the LockBit 2.0 ransomware group threatened to publish stolen data on Aug. 30, according to…
Quebec could make changes to vaccination passport after flaws in system exposed
CBC News reports: When Louis heard the province’s digital transformation minister say on Tuesday that quick response (QR) codes “cannot be falsified, modified or copied,” he took it as a challenge. “There’s always a flaw,” he said. “It’s just a matter of being patient enough to find it.” […] within six hours, Louis said he…