Avery Travis reports: After a large amount of files containing state documents — and possibly sensitive health information for nursing home residents — were believed to be missing earlier this year, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission determined the records were never missing. A state employee of HHSC’s regulatory division came to KXAN and…
Category: Government Sector
US federal agency compromised in suspected APT attack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A sophisticated threat actor has gained access and has backdoored the internal network of a US federal government agency, antivirus maker Avast reported this week. The security firm did not name the agency in its report, but The Record understands that the target of the attack was the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)….
Coles, Westpac, AMP and Department of Defence caught up in ‘significant’ data breach of Finite Recruitment
Simon Elvery, Emily Sakzewski, and Matt Liddy report: The personal details of job applicants and staff at a range of major Australian companies and government agencies have potentially been exposed in a “significant” data breach and extortion attempt against Australian recruitment company Finite. Hackers have accessed and released sensitive data that includes resumes, offers of employment,…
Eastern Health Provides Update Regarding Breach of Privacy and Information
December 14, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that the ongoing investigation into the cyber-attack that impacted health-care information technology (IT) systems across the province has determined that some additional personal information and personal health information was impacted. The updated information regarding the breach related to Eastern Health patients, as well…
Officials: Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack
Sarah Rankin and Alan Suderman report: The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations, state officials said Monday. Gov. Ralph Northam’s spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, confirmed the attack on Virginia’s Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Read more at AP
Świętokrzyskie: Personal data leaked from the commune office in Nowiny
Eric Wilson reports that the municipality was hit with a ransomware attack: The announcement was published on the office’s website and in social media. According to the information published by the office, one of the employees was accidental opened an infected link that launched the malware and encrypted the server. The administrator found out about the…