Colin Wood reports: Indiana state agencies on Tuesday are warning residents to delete phony emails sent using official state government email addresses. Phishing emails emanating from numerous departments — from the Department of Child Services to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission — fraudulently inform recipients of unpaid toll fees and warn of financial penalties or…
Category: Government Sector
Personal information exposed by Australian Human Rights Commission data breach
David Hollingworth reports: The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has revealed that more than 600 submissions and nominations to the commission’s website were accidentally exposed online between April and May 2025. The AHRC became aware of the breach on 10 April, when it discovered that attachments uploaded to its complaint web form between 24 March…
Public notice for individuals affected by an information security breach in the Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division of Helsinki
An internal information security breach has been identified in the Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division of the City of Helsinki. The breach concerns client data from certain Family Law Services, which between 2012 and 2019 was stored on the Division’s internal network without adequate access restrictions. No external parties have had access…
Qilin announces attack on Cobb County, Georgia
On May 1, Qilin added Cobb County, Georgia to its dark web leak site. The ransomware gang claims to have acquired 150 GB of data and more than 400,000 files. They provided 16 image files as proof of their claims. Qilin threatens to release the data on May 3 if no payment is received. Because…
Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Employee On Leave, Suspected In Data Breach
Michael J. Rausch reports: An employee with the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has been placed on leave for allegedly leaking personal information via a breach of data on over 100 former and one current employee. The sheriff’s office said that the leaked information included names, home addresses, and Social Security numbers. In a statement,…
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Notifies Additional Individuals Regarding Insider Wrongdoing Breach
There’s an update to an insider data breach previously announced in January 2025. Yesterday’s announcement brings the new total affected to almost 95,000 people. April 30, 2025. AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is notifying an additional 33,529 recipients of agency services and other affected individuals that their protected health, personal identifying…