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…
Category: Government Sector
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.
PA: Clearfield Co. Hit by Cyberattack
Jessica Shirey reports: A cyberattack infected all of Clearfield County’s servers and 15 percent of its computers over the weekend. Commissioner John A. Sobel, board chairman, Tony Scotto and Dave Glass issued the following public statement Tuesday: “Clearfield County recently detected and is responding to malware activity on its computer network. As soon as we…
Hackers publish Hackney Council data online after 2020 attack
Keumars Afifi-Sabet reports: Data stolen from Hackney Borough Council in a major cyber attack last October has been published online by the hackers responsible. Cyber security experts working with the local authority have confirmed “a limited set of data” has now been published online, four months after hackers infiltrated its networks. Read more on ITPro….
Delaware County officials paid $25,000 in ransom to hackers who infiltrated the county’s computer system
Vinny Vella reports: Hackers used a malware attack to infiltrate Delaware County’s servers in the fall, and then held employees’ personal data for ransom, ultimately costing the county $25,000 in ransom to restore access to the data, according to county officials. The attack was first reported Nov. 24, when county officials said the computer network…