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Norway’s parliament attacked by hackers

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Dissent

AFP reports: Norway’s parliament said Tuesday it had been the target of a “vast” cyber attack that enabled hackers to access the emails of some lawmakers. The hackers’ identities were not immediately known. “The parliament has recently been targeted in a vast cyber attack,” the institution wrote in a statement. Read more on The Local…

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Rocky Mount hit by ransomware, investigating and trying to recover

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dissent

Add Rocky Mount, North Carolina to the list of governments hit by ransomware.  As of Aug. 28, they didn’t seem to yet know too much, as WITN reported: Rocky Mount leaders are trying to get the city’s network back on track after facing a cyber attack. The city is in the process of confirming what…

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‘Human error’ results in privacy breach for Children’s Disability Services clients: Manitoba government

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Dissent

Charles Lefebvre reports: The Manitoba government says ‘human error’ resulted in personal information about Children’s Disability Services (CDS) clients being unintentionally shared this week. On Friday, the province said in a news release that the privacy breach occurred on Aug. 26, when staff from CDS “accidentally sent an email intended for the Manitoba Advocate for…

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New Zealand stock exchange disrupted by fourth ‘offshore’ cyber attack

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Dissent

Reuters reports: The New Zealand government has activated national security systems after the nation’s stock exchange was disrupted by cyber attacks for a fourth day. There was no clarity on who was behind the “offshore” attacks, but the failure to stop them has raised questions about New Zealand’s security systems, experts said. Read more on The Guardian.

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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health notification of privacy breach

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Dissent

August 25 – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is informing community members of a recent breach of privacy that affected an information dashboard that was used to display information about influenza cases in our community. This dashboard was posted on our public website between January 2020 and May 2020. The dashboard contained information on individuals with lab…

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CO: City of Lafayette statement on July ransomware attack

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Dissent

On August 6, media in Colorado reported that the City of Lafayette had paid $45,000 to get a decryption key following a ransomware attack. On August 24, the city published a notification about the incident: This public notice is intended to advise residents, employees, and customers of an incident involving a cyberattack on the City…

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