Vivienne Serret reports: Hackers broke into the computer network of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in Tallahassee, which runs the state’s juvenile detention centers and programs to steer troubled kids away from crime. It led to a continuing shutdown of the digital backbone the agency uses to manage cases statewide. The department took offline…
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Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years
Jagmeet Singh reports: The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least hundreds of documents containing citizens’ personal information — including Aadhaar numbers, COVID-19 vaccination data, and passport details — spilling online for anyone to…
Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny
Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova report: Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s prison system, the hackers plastered a photo of Navalny on the hacked prison contractor’s website, according to interviews with the…
Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis ‘stolen’ from government records; some NADRA staffers and officials suspended
EFE reports: An investigation has revealed that personal information of more than 2.7 million Pakistanis has been “stolen” from the records of a government-run body that regulates the database of citizens. A government official said on Wednesday that a team was formed to probe the data leak from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)…
Russian Intelligence Targets Victims Worldwide in Rapid-Fire Cyberattacks
Nate Nelson reports: Russian state hackers are performing targeted phishing campaigns in at least nine countries spread across four continents. Their emails tout official government business and, if successful, threaten not just sensitive organizational data, but also geopolitical intelligence of strategic importance. Such a sophisticated, multi-pronged plot could only be wrought by a group as…
Public notice of break-in at Whitehorse Victim Services office
The Government of Yukon is reporting a break-in that occurred at the Whitehorse Victim Services office sometime between the evening of March 15 and the morning of March 16, 2024. The Whitehorse detachment of RCMP “M” Division is investigating the break-in and the Department of Justice is following the appropriate procedures to respond to the…