Skye Ryan reports: A privacy breach of BC Pension Corporation data has left thousands vulnerable to identity theft and those who were impacted wonder why it has taken the corporation two months to notify them. The breach was confirmed Jan. 28 but victims are just learning about the breach now and are being told their…
Category: Government Sector
Genesee County’s email system not functional after ransomware hack
Yesterday, Ann Pierret reported: Genesee County leaders are working with state police and the FBI to figure out how the county’s computer system was hacked. […] That was yesterday. I’ve seen no update today to say that everything is restored after the county refused to pay the demands and worked to restore their files, which…
UK: Council data leak leaves couple who adopted abused children living in fear
Nick Lavigueur reports: A couple who adopted abused children from another part of the country have told how a council blunder put their family at risk. Adam and his wife Jean, who are now based in West Yorkshire, had their world turned upside down when a council from the south of England provided their personal…
Ca: Thousands of sensitive files unwittingly made public at Montsion trial
Laura Osman reports: Thousands of potentially personal and sensitive files belonging to an Ottawa community housing agency were unwittingly released to Ontario’s police watchdog in 2016 and have been sitting in court as an unsealed exhibit for weeks. News of the breach was revealed this week during the manslaughter trial of Const. Daniel Montsion, who…
Indian govt agency left details of millions of pregnant women exposed online
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A database managed by an Indian government healthcare agency was left connected to the Internet without a password, where it exposed more than 12.5 million medical records for pregnant women, ZDNet has learned. Records go as far back as five years, to 2014, and include detailed medical information for women who underwent…
NY: Albany attacked by ransomware hack, mayor says
Diego Mendoza-Moyers reports: Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan on Saturday said in a social media post that the city experienced a ransomware cyber attack. “We are currently determining the extent of the compromise. We are committed to keeping you informed and will provide updates as they become available,” she tweeted. Read more on Times Union, although…