Brandi Vincent reports: A Democratic lawmaker wants answers and actions taken to address unsecured servers at three military medical facilities that he said are putting service members’ personal information at risk. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., penned a letter to the Defense Health Agency Thursday pressing it to eliminate the exposure of sensitive medical data belonging to military…
Category: Government Sector
Ukraine Says Personal Data Leaked From Government Jobs Portal
Reuters reports: Ukraine’s top state security body acknowledged on Friday that some citizens’ personal data had been leaked from a portal advertising jobs for government employees. The National Security and Defence Council did not specify if the leak was the result of a cyber attack, how much data was involved or who was responsible. But…
NY: Town of Colonie got hacked; looks to avoid paying ransomware demand of about $400,000
Jim Franco reports: The town’s computer system was hacked, and the cyber extortionists are asking for about $400,000 in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to unlock it. But, said Supervisor Paula Mahan, the town is operating on a backup system that is allowing day-to-day operations to continue. “We have all of our data and our backup system is…
Privacy breach in Corner Brook sent to commissioner’s officer for review, next steps Social Sharing
CBC News reports: An investigation into an information leak on the City of Corner Brook’s website is in the hands of the province’s privacy commissioner. An analyst with the provincial office is looking into the report of the breach, and will help determine what the next steps will be for the city. Read more on…
Foreign country hacks New Mexico Public Regulation Commission system
Victoria Shupryt reports: The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is investigating after a foreign country hacked its network internet and intranet system, according to officials. A spokesperson for the FBI says the agency is also involved. Read more on KOAT.
Hackers attack City of Dawson Creek’s computer systems
Andrew Kurjata reports: The City of Dawson Creek says its computer systems were hacked Thursday in an apparent ransomware attack. In a notice posted online, Mayor Dale Bumstead said city files were temporarily encrypted, making them impossible to access. Read more on CBC News.