Jon Woodward reports: A CTV News Toronto investigation has discovered that a data breach at the Durham Regional government is much larger than already known, including medical reports, complaints about medical treatment, and potential evidence in a criminal case. That data, including security camera video that shows a man’s arrest on a Durham Regional Transit…
Category: Government Sector
Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A hacker has breached the Argentinian government’s IT network and stolen ID card details for the country’s entire population, data that is now being sold in private circles. The hack, which took place last month, targeted RENAPER, which stands for Registro Nacional de las Personas, translated as National Registry of Persons. Read more on…
Missouri Teachers’ Social Security numbers at risk on state agency’s website; state’s response is to shoot the messenger?
Josh Renaud reports: The Social Security numbers of school teachers, administrators and counselors across Missouri were vulnerable to public exposure due to flaws on a website maintained by the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Post-Dispatch discovered the vulnerability in a web application that allowed the public to search teacher certifications and credentials…
350 Qld border-pass applicants caught in police privacy breach
Matt Dennien reports: The Queensland Police Service has again been caught up in a privacy breach, this time involving the email addresses of more than 350 people – including AFP, Defence and Queensland Health staff –trying to return to Queensland. Read more on The Age. So after telling recipients to keep the invitation hush-hush, they…
Za: Ransomware attack crisis over, says justice department
Gill Gifford reports: Most online services, the payment of child maintenance to beneficiaries and the electronic recording of court proceedings is virtually back to normal after last month’s ransomware attack on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The September attack led to a massive crisis, causing major disruptions to all divisions — including the…
Parents furious after personal information is leaked in 2nd data breach in online program
Rachel Keller reports: The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is now investigating after some residents’ personal information was leaked in a data breach of one of their online programs. At 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, families on the waiting list to receive Individual and Family Support Program funding logged onto the…