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….
Category: Government Sector
Poor children’s details leaked due to Glasgow City council ‘procedural error’
Hannah Rodger reports: Low income families who applied for help to buy school uniforms have had their children’s details and personal information leaked by a local authority. More than 30 people who applied to Glasgow City council for it’s school clothing grant have had their full applications sent to third parties. Children’s’ names, which school…
LAPD Police Officers’ Personal Information Stolen in Data Breach
Eric Leonard, Philip Drechsler, and Andrew Blankstein report: The personal information of about 2,500 LAPD officers, along with approximately 17,500 police officer applicants, was stolen in a theft of data held by the City’s Personnel Department, several officials told NBCLA. The breach was discovered in recent days, the officials said, and the affected officers were being…
Hackers attack Cabarrus, Anson, Lincoln County websites, computers
WCNC reports: Overnight separate attacks began impacting the web pages and servers of at least three agencies. As of 5 p.m. Friday, some agencies had restored their services while others were still offline. The hackers targeted the City of Concord, Anson County, and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The hackers did not get their hands…
UK: MoD reports number of computers and documents lost has trebled in last year
Keir Mudie reports: The number of computers and documents lost from secure government sites has almost trebled in the last year. Data breaches leapt from 117 to 463 and missing electronic devices or paper documents rose to 62 from 22 the year before, an official Ministry of Defence report revealed. It pointed out new rules mean more…
UK: Birth certificate blunder and library leak among 170 data breaches reported at Sunderland City Council
Chris Binding reports: Sunderland City Council has seen more than 150 reported data breaches last year, according to new figures. A total of seven data breach cases were also referred to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – which deals with more serious incidents. Of this number, the council self-referred four cases while others were reported…