Laura Dobberstein reports: Brain Cipher, the group responsible for hacking into Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) and disrupting the country’s services, has seemingly apologized for its actions and released an encryption key to the government. That key was in the form of an 54 kb ESXi file. Its efficacy has not yet been confirmed….
Category: Government Sector
Za: Cybersecurity breach causes lab test delays, says Gauteng health department
TimesLIVE reports an update on a ransomware attack on the National Health Laboratory Services. The attack was confirmed by NHLS on June 25 and is still significantly impacting services. DataBreaches has not spotted any ransomware group or threat actor claiming responsibility for this one. There are delays in processing laboratory tests across public health facilities…
State actor blamed for cyberattack on B.C. government systems
CBC reports: The head of B.C.’s public service has announced that there is a high degree of confidence a state or state-sponsored actor attempted to breach government systems in a cyberattack. Shannon Salter, head of the public service, announced that three separate attempts were made to breach government systems over the last month, with attackers…
Ng: NIMC Refutes Reports On Database Breach
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has refuted reports of a database breach as misleading. This statement was made by Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communications at NIMC, on Saturday in Abuja. Adegoke assured that Nigerians’ data has not been compromised and emphasized that the commission has not authorized any website or…
Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought
Reuters reports: A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia’s national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country’s communications minister told Reuters on Monday. The attack disrupted several government services, most notably at airports last week, with long lines forming at immigration desks. Automated passport machines were now functioning,…
Za: Critical South African healthcare services hacked
Jan Vermeulen reports: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has shut down its IT systems following a breach over the weekend. Its emails, website, and system for retrieving and storing patients’ lab test results are offline. Based on a memo from NHLS chief executive officer Prof Koleka Mlisana, the intrusion caused damage, suggesting the NHLS…