Kalina Laframboise reports: Two people have been arrested in connection with a massive leak of personal information at Quebec’s revenue agency. The Sûreté du Québec say officers arrested a 39-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man from Quebec City on Wednesday morning. They are expected to meet with investigators. The breach affects 23,000 current and former…
Category: Government Sector
CA: Possible data security concerns for county employees
Lezla Gooden reports that Kern County officials are putting 5,000 employees on alert that their personal information — and that of their families — may have been compromised by a data security incident through the county’s health insurance provider, Legacy Health. Kern County officials sent out this email Tuesday to all their employees, saying the…
Lost garda documents fell from back of bike
Darrah McDonagh reports: Garda documents fell off the back of a motorcycle when it hit a speed bump and were never recovered, according to records. The incident was one of more than 40 data-protection breaches involving sensitive information held by the Department of Justice and Equality that were recorded last year. Read more on The…
TN: Murfreesboro Water Department’s bill pay website hacked
WTVF reports: The online access portal for Murfreesboro Water Department bill payment has been hacked. The hacking of the website was brought to light Saturday morning. Visitors there are greeted with an image of the Iranian flag with a Guy Fawkes mask next to it. Beneath the image, it reads, “Hacked By Iranian Hackers.” Below…
Dozens of Government Websites Defaced by “VandaTheGod” Hacktivists
Ashley Claster reports from Randolph County, North Carolina: An international hacker group named “Vanda The God” hacked the Randolph County government’s website, according to the county. The hackers replaced the home page with a vulgar anti-government message. The investigation is now in the hands of homeland security. Read more on Spectrum News. The county’s IT…
IT experts from Dallas, Bowling Green assist DCPL with ongoing ransomware attack
This report was filed by Katie Pickens late Monday night: Daviess County Public Library is still experiencing the effects of a ransomware attack that first targeted the facility in April. The ransomware attack has limited access to some of DCPL’s computers at least twice in three months because the original issue was not fully resolved….