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Cyberattack on Georgia agency exposed private information of parents, children

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Dissent

WSBTV reports: Hackers breached state email accounts in the Georgia Department of Human Services exposing personal information of adults and children who have cases with Child Protective Services and the Division of Family and Children Services. The breach happened in the first two weeks of May, but state officials say it was August before state…

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Hall County, Georgia reports ransomware attack

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Dissent

Hall County first posted a notice about a ransomware attack on October 7. Since then, they have posted updates on their site, including the restoration of their phone services.  Nothing has been revealed about who the attackers might be or what any ransom demand might have been. Thanks to @Chum1ng0 for submitting this link.

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China’s customs authority looking into claim sensitive business data was leaked to foreign firm

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Dissent

William Zheng reports: China’s customs authority has launched an internal investigation into an allegation that sensitive business data it had collected from Chinese car parts suppliers was obtained by a foreign company, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Customs data managers have also been told to review and step up security, they…

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TX: Odessa residents suffer from second Click2Gov breach

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Dissent

Joshua Skinner reports: The city of Odessa recently had a data breach involving its online payment web portal, and this isn’t the first time it’s happened. The breach only affected users of the online Click2Gov system who made one-time payments for utility bills. Odessa uses Click2Gov as third-party provider software that allows people to pay…

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Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers Likely Penetrated a US Federal Agency

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Dissent

Andy Greenberg reports: A warning that unidentified hackers broke into an agency of the US federal government and stole its data is troubling enough. But it becomes all the more disturbing when those unidentified intruders are identified—and appear likely to be part of a notorious team of cyberspies working in the service of Russia’s military intelligence agency,…

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Data breach: Dfat reveals email addresses of vulnerable Australians stranded overseas

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Dissent

Margaret Simons reports: The private email addresses of hundreds of vulnerable Australian travellers stranded overseas have been accidentally revealed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The addresses were included in an email sent to multiple recipients before midday on Wednesday by the Covid-19 consular operations section of Dfat. Read more on The Guardian.

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