Dutch News reports: A data breach at the Dutch land registry Kadaster has exposed the addresses of every homeowner in the Netherlands, an investigation by RTL Nieuws has found. The privacy watchdog AP called for the agency to close the loophole immediately after it was discovered by journalists. The Kadaster’s website includes a search facility…
Category: Government Sector
Hackers bring down Poland’s train network in massive cyber attack
Ticker News reports: Polish intelligence agencies are currently conducting an investigation into a cyberattack that targeted the country’s railway infrastructure, according to reports from Polish media. The incident, which occurred overnight, involved hackers gaining unauthorized access to railway frequencies, resulting in disruptions to train services in the northwestern region of Poland. The Polish Press Agency…
UK: Metropolitan Police on red alert after details of officers and staff hacked in massive security breach
Mike Gillard and Mike Sullivan report: The Metropolitan Police were on red alert tonight after details of officers and staff were hacked in a massive security breach. All 47,000 personnel were warned of the risk their photos, names and ranks had been stolen when cyber crooks penetrated the IT systems of a contractor printing warrant…
Data breach at French govt agency exposes info of 10 million people
Bill Toulas reports: Pôle emploi, France’s governmental unemployment registration and financial aid agency, is informing of a data breach that exposed data belonging to 10 million individuals. “Pôle emploi became aware of the violation of the information system of one of its providers involving a risk of disclosure of personal data of job seekers,” reads the press…
FL: Data breach under investigation involving Gadsden County court records
Jeff Burlew reports: The 2nd Judicial Circuit announced Monday that law enforcement is investigating a data breach involving Gadsden County court records. In a news release, the circuit said that initial assessments show some of the records contained “personal identifying information.” Officials said the breach only affected Gadsden County records. Read more at Tallahassee Democrat,…
North Korean hackers target US-South Korea military drills, police say
Reuters reports: Suspected North Korean hackers have targeted a joint US-South Korea military exercise being held this week though classified information has not been compromised, South Korean police said on Sunday. South Korean and US forces will on Monday begin 11-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises to improve their ability to respond to North Korea’s…