CBC reports: The Conservatives have written to Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien to complain about a pattern of data breaches at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), CBC News has learned. The complaint is in response to a string of misdirected emails last month that may have exposed hundreds of vulnerable Afghans to danger. Read more on Yahoo!…
Category: Government Sector
Cyber Attack Knocks Ohio County Library Computers Offline
Mike Sigov reports: A cybersecurity incident has knocked out the Toledo Lucas County Public Library website and computer systems for the second day in a row, and officials are unsure when service might be restored. Stephanie Elton, the library’s assistant manager of communications, innovation and strategy, said the service outage happened because of a “targeted…
Martin County tax collector still silent amid cyberattack, message to them posted on dark web
CBS in Florida reported this on October 29: CBS12 News is still waiting to hear back from the Martin County Tax Collector about a cyberattack. CBS12 News has been reaching out for more than a week, but the only time it’s been addressed is on a Facebook post that said in part “steps are being taken to…
Ca: Toronto Transit Commission says investigation underway amid ransomware attack
Ryan Rocca reports: The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) says an investigation is underway amid a ransomware attack that has impacted some services and systems. The TTC said in a statement that staff learned the transit agency was the victim of a ransomware attack on Friday. Read more on Global News. The TTC is not the only transit…
The City of Titusville Provides Notice of Data Security Incident
CITY OF TITUSVILLE, Fla., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The City of Titusville is providing notice of a recent data security incident that may affect the security of personal information pertaining to certain individuals. This notice provides information about the incident, the City of Titusville’s response, and resources available to individuals to help protect their information from possible misuse, should they…
Nz: ACC ‘has work to do’ to regain trust after privacy breach – Govt
The need for appropriate access controls to sensitive information is an issue everywhere. ACC is New Zealanders’ government-provided insurance coverage for many personal injury claims. As such, the employees have access to files with personal and often sensitive information. 1News reports: ACC “has work to do” to regain Kiwis’ trust that their private information is…