Express News Service reports: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government’s move to allow the IT division of Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) access to sensitive police data, as part of a passport verification project, came in for heavy flak from the Opposition in the Assembly on Wednesday. Alleging that the move would pave way for largescale…
Category: Government Sector
Hackers are now targeting councils and governments, threatening to leak citizen data
This needs wider dissemination, I think. As seen on The Conversation: In recent weeks, Johannesburg’s computer network was held for ransom by a hacker group called Shadow Kill Hackers. This was the second time in three months a ransomware attack has hit South Africa’s largest city. This time, however, hackers didn’t pose the usual threat. Rather than denying the…
TX: City of San Angelo investigating Click2Gov breach
John Tufts reports: The City of San Angelo is investigating a security breach with the city’s online water billing system after fears customer’s credit card information may have been stolen. “Some water customers may have noticed irregularities with their credit and debit card accounts after recently paying their monthly statement through the City’s online payment…
VA: Purcellville Sorts Data Breach Stemming from 2017 Botched Investigation
This one may be confusing to follow unless you’ve followed some issues involving this town in the past, but have a go at it anyway. Patrick Szabo reports: The Purcellville Town Council held an emergency meeting Saturday afternoon to discuss a “data security incident” related to a flash drive filled with more than 9 gigabytes…
City of Norman, OK temporarily suspends utility payment portal; ditches Click2Gov after another potential security incident
The City of Norman, Oklahoma has suspended its online portal for paying utility bills after they were notified of a potential security incident involving Click2Gov software by CentralSquare Technologies. At this point, the city seems to have had enough with Click2Gov security issues. The city is currently in the process of switching over to another…
NZ: FMA privacy breach extends to six cases, KPMG to investigate regulator
The New Zealand Herald reports: The Financial Markets Authority is investigating how six cases where sensitive personal information provided to the regulator may have been accessed by third parties. The finance industry watchdog was left scrambling to shore up its online privacy settings after the Herald revealed that emails relating to a confidential complaint were published…