Catalin Cimpanu reports: Foreign hackers have breached and stolen information from Russian federal executive bodies, the Russian government said in a report published last week. The attacks were identified in 2020. They were detailed in a joint report authored by Rostelecom-Solar, a cybersecurity division of Russian telecom giant Rostelecom, and the National Coordination Center for…
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Cz: National library reports outage due to cyberattack
Last month, DataBreaches.net reported an attack on the municipality of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. This month, we report an attack on Národní knihovna ČR, the national library of the Czech Republic. CTK of iDNES reports that it was the target of an overnight cyber attack. Threat actors: attacked the lending system. After the attack was…
City pays $350,000 after suing “hackers” for opening Dropbox link it sent them
When is a “hack” not a “hack?” When a government entity mistakenly gives journalists access to files that just maybe, they didn’t intend to give them access to….. Tim De Chant reports: The city of Fullerton, California, has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit it brought against two bloggers it accused of hacking the city’s…
Cyberattack targeting Alaska’s state health department website disrupts some online services
From the Anchorage Daily News: A malware attack targeting the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ website has prompted the disruption of some online services as the website remains unavailable to the public, the state health department said Tuesday evening. Investigators have not yet determined whether the cyberattack compromised confidential or personal information, DHSS…
Wyoming Health Director, Tech Officer Quit After Data Leak
Mead Gruver of AP reports: Wyoming’s health director and chief information officer have resigned after a data leak involving the personal information of tens of thousands of people who were tested for the coronavirus. A state Department of Health employee working with computer code accidentally released COVID-19 test results, as well as blood alcohol test…
Nz: Police admit privacy breach after nearly 40 gun licence applicants copied into same email
Mark Quinlivan reports: Police have admitted nearly 40 firearms licence applicants have had their privacy breached. A police spokesperson told Newshub 38 people had been impacted by the “localised” privacy breach after an email was sent advising the recipients to undertake a firearms safety course. Read more on NewsHub.