Mark Solomons reports: Queensland police have accidentally released details of hundreds of firearms owners in an embarrassing privacy and security breach, which is under investigation. Compounding the error, the move was an attempt to warn firearms owners to secure their properties following a spate of thefts of guns. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald.
Category: Breach Incidents
Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Their Bank Service Providers
A Proposed Rule by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on 01/12/2021 This document has a comment period that ends in 90 days. (04/12/2021). You can submit a formal comment on it. Summary: The OCC, Board, and FDIC (together, the agencies) invite comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule or…
“Without Undue Delay,” Part 2
If you follow the news on how lucrative ransomware attacks are, you have probably read how the Ryuk threat actors have made an estimated $150 million, and how Egregor threat actors are also doing a lot of damage. Neither group focuses solely on the healthcare sector, but recent reports by Check Point and Fortified Health…
British Airways set to pay out billions in compensation over data breach
Barclay Ballard reports: The UK’s flagship airline, British Airways (BA), intends to begin settlement discussions later this year relating to a massive data breach that occurred in 2018. The legal firm responsible for managing the settlements believes that, collectively, BA could end up forking out billions. Your Lawyers was appointed to the Steering Committee for the BA…
Thai media and content conglomerate Mono Next Public Company hit by ALTDOS hackers (UPDATE1)
The same hacking group that hit Country Group Securities (CGSEC) in Thailand has revealed a recent attack on Mono Next Public Company Limited, a media and content conglomerate in Thailand. As described by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Mono Group divides its businesses into 5 business operations MONO29 (Digital TV business), MONOMAX (Video on Demand…
Anti-Secrecy Activists Publish a Trove of Ransomware Victims’ Data
Andy Greenberg reports: For years, radical transparency-focused activists like WikiLeaks have blurred the line between whistle-blowing and hacking. Often, they’ve published any data they consider to be of public interest, no matter how questionable the source. But now one leak-focused group is mining a controversial new vein of secrets: the massive caches of data stolen by ransomware crews and…