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Police Service of Northern Ireland facing £750k fine following data breach that exposed personal information of more than 9,000 staff

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Dissent

Suzanne McGonagle reports: The PSNI is facing a £750,000 fine following the spreadsheet error that exposed the personal information of its entire workforce. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the fine comes after information relating to more than 9,000 serving PSNI officers and staff was published online in August last year. An investigation by the…

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An Israeli City Hid a Crippling Cyberattack From the Public. It Was Just the Beginning

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Dissent

Omer Benjakob, Aaron Rabinowitz, and Ran Shimoni report: One Friday morning in January, office telephones in the city hall of Modi’in Ilit fell silent. Employees who were in the building quickly realized that something unusual was happening. They were locked out of their computers, unable to access files and emails. The reason only became clear…

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US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Dissent

Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly report: Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the…

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British Library’s candid ransomware comms driven by ’emotional intelligence’

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Dissent

Connor Jones reports: Emotional intelligence was at the heart of the British Library’s widely hailed response to its October ransomware attack, according to CEO Roly Keating. The British Library’s (BL) ransomware attack last year was one of the most damaging in recent memory, at least in the UK. The transparency of the organization’s response over…

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BreachForums seized by FBI and law enforcement partners; administrator arrested (3)

Posted on May 15, 2024September 26, 2024 by Dissent

It probably will not surprise anyone who has checked BreachForums recently, but there is now a seizure notice on the forum. The notice claims that BreachForums is under the control of the FBI and has been taken down by the FBI and DOJ with assistance from international partners. The forum’s owner, ShinyHunters, or whoever is…

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UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Dissent

Connor Jones reports: UK Government has confirmed a cyberattack on the payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) led to “malign” forces accessing data on current and a limited number of former armed forces personnel. There is no evidence to suggest that the criminals who broke into the systems actually removed any data,…

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