An Omani company has been exposed to a cyber attack which resulted in loss of some of its data. In a disclosure published by the Muscat Securities Market said: “The National Detergent company want to informs you of its exposure to an electronic attack on the company’s information technology network that caused the loss of…
Category: Malware
Saskatchewan privacy commissioner investigates potential breach of hunting licensing system
There was one email breach involving guns in Australia but also one email breach involving guns in Canada this week. Jonathan Guignard reports: Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner is investigating a potential privacy breach involving the province’s hunting, angling, and trapping licence system (HAL system). The province said the incident occurred on Jan. 7 when an email regarding Hunter…
Ca: Confidential data stolen from Promutuel ends up online
Natasha Kumar reports: A gang of cyber hackers posted on the dark web confidential documents from Promutuel Insurance. The company, which has around 630,000 customers, is still paralyzed a month after a cyberattack. Our Investigation Office noted the publication of these data on a site of the group of hackers DopplePaymer (sic) in the hidden internet (dark web),…
Ultrapar, attacked on Monday, operates under a contingency regime
CISO Advisor reports (translation): Ultrapar, the parent company of Grupo Ultra, sent CVM today a communication of relevant fact to report a cyber incident. The company says that yesterday it was attacked, without offering other details, and that “preventively interrupted some systems”. There is still no information on the dark web that a ransomware operator has…
Cyberattack on European Medicines Agency – update 4
There is an update to the attack on the European Medicines Agency reported last month. In a statement issued yesterday, EMA writes: The ongoing investigation of the cyberattack on EMA revealed that some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to COVID-19 medicines and vaccines belonging to third parties have been leaked on the internet. Necessary…
National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. – Notice of Data Breach
The National Board for Certified Counselors (“NBCC”) today is providing information about a recent event that may impact the privacy of some personal data related to individuals associated with NBCC. What Happened? On September 7, 2020, National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. (“NBCC”) became aware of unusual activity on its network. NBCC conducted an immediate investigation and…