Scott Ferguson reports: In January, hackers compromised portions of the New York state government’s computer network by taking advantage of an unpatched vulnerability in Citrix enterprise software, according to the Wall Street Journal. While the New York State Office of Information Technology Services discovered the hacking incident on Jan. 28, officials did not disclose the breach…
Category: Government Sector
Canadian passengers from virus-stricken Zaandam cruise ship hit by federal gov’t privacy breach
Sophia Harris reports: After enduring a cruise with a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths, the 247 Canadian passengers who were aboard the Holland America Line ship, the MS Zaandam, face a new problem: a privacy breach by the federal government. […] In a detailed email Global Affairs Canada sent Canadian passengers during the Easter holiday…
U.S. SEC settles with two traders over 2016 EDGAR filing system hack
Reuters reports: The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday said it had settled with two traders who allegedly made money trading on material nonpublic information stolen through a hack into the agency’s EDGAR electronic filing system. The traders were among several defendants charged by the agency last year for a 2016 hack that the Securities and…
MT: DPC launches investigation after over 330,000 voters’ personal data leaked in security breach
Matthew Vella reports: The data protection commissioner will be launching an investigation after a massive security vulnerability – in a database containing information on 337,384 voters from Malta that was being held by a Maltese IT company – led it to be exposed without security. The data includes ID numbers, names, addresses, gender, phone numbers…
Ca: Toronto residents’ data improperly shared with councillor’s office in privacy breach
David Rider reports: More than 7,000 Torontonians are being told their personal information was improperly disclosed to a city councillors’ office, the Star has learned. In a March 17 letter to 7,227 people in a program for senior citizens and disabled people who receive free sidewalk snow clearing, Vincent Sferrazza, a city transportation director, tells…
Scammers are using the promise of phony COVID-19 test kits to get Tricare recipient personal private info
We know that there is an increase in scamming trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic. The FBI has issued an alert, the DOJ has taken enforcement action against one company already, and the FDA and FTC have warned companies. Here’s one scam specifically targeting military members who have Tricare health insurance. Howard Altman reports:…