Another hospital has been hit with ransomware. The following is a Google translation of a report The CHwapi, hospital center of Picardy Wallonia in Tournai, was the victim of a computer attack on Sunday evening. All non-urgent operations were canceled on Monday. No ransom demand has been demanded, according to management. The CHwapi was the…
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UK: 150,000 Arrest Records Lost in Police Data Accident
Michael Behr reports: The information was deleted as part of a routine cleaning of police databases. The arrest records of around 150,000 people have been accidentally wiped from a police database. Data such as fingerprints, DNA, and arrest histories were lost last week, according to the Times, which broke the story. The Home Office has said that the…
Co: Pitkin County COVID-19 case investigations inadvertently exposed online
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pitkin County learned of an incident that may affect the privacy of certain information and is providing notice so that affected individuals may take steps to better protect their personal information, should they feel it is appropriate to do so. To date, Pitkin County has seen no evidence that any personal information…
SEPA Systems Knocked Offline by ‘Ongoing’ Ransomware Attack
Ross Kelly reports: Critical services such as flood forecasting are still in operation, the agency said. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has confirmed it is responding to an ongoing ransomware attack launched by a highly organised, international cybercrime group. The cyber-attack was launched on Christmas Eve and has knocked a number of key systems…
Saskatchewan privacy commissioner investigates potential breach of hunting licensing system
There was one email breach involving guns in Australia but also one email breach involving guns in Canada this week. Jonathan Guignard reports: Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner is investigating a potential privacy breach involving the province’s hunting, angling, and trapping licence system (HAL system). The province said the incident occurred on Jan. 7 when an email regarding Hunter…
AU: Police release 500 firearm owner details in email bcc gaffe
Mark Solomons reports: Queensland police have accidentally released details of hundreds of firearms owners in an embarrassing privacy and security breach, which is under investigation. Compounding the error, the move was an attempt to warn firearms owners to secure their properties following a spate of thefts of guns. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald.