SC Magazine reports: Idaho National Laboratory had its Oracle Human Capital Management servers for its human resources apps compromised by the SiegedSec hacking operation, which claimed to have accessed “hundreds of thousands of user, employee, and citizen data,” CyberScoop reports. SiegedSec has already leaked a sample of the stolen information, which included Social Security numbers,…
Category: Government Sector
Canadian Government Announces Data Breach, Urges Public Service Employees to Take Action
Stacey Scott reports: The federal government has issued a warning to current and former public service employees, as well as members of the RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces, regarding a recent data breach that took place on October 19th. Officials have identified two companies, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving…
CEOs of Ontario hospitals hit by ransomware attack provide updates on impact and look for no ransom payment legislation
Jennifer LaGrassa reports: For the first time, top leadership from the five southwestern Ontario hospitals hit by a ransomware attack answered questions from the media — acknowledging the significant impact the incident has had on care, as well as the large amount of stolen data. During the roughly 50-minute meeting on Friday, each hospital CEO said their…
Long Beach Declares ‘Local Emergency’ After Cyber Incident
Industry Insider reports: At a special meeting Friday afternoon, members of the Long Beach City Council approved City Manager Tom Modica’s Proclamation of Local Emergency following a “potential cybersecurity incident” earlier in the week. The city said in a news release the move would help smooth and strengthen its response to the event, which happened Tuesday….
NTMC database exposed personal info to open web: report
The Financial Express reports: The National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) in Bangladesh has exposed a database to the open web. The types of data that leaked online were extensive, American technology magazine WIRED reports. The list of data is long: names, professions, blood groups, parents’ names, phone numbers, the length of calls, vehicle registrations, passport…
CMS Notifies Additional Individuals Potentially Impacted by MOVEit Data Breach
As part of an ongoing investigation into the May 2023 data breach of Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software on the corporate network of Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (Maximus Federal Services), a contractor to the Medicare program, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has learned of additional individuals whose personally identifiable information (PII) may…