James Oxenham reports: Hundreds of personal email addresses were sent to residents in a huge data breach by the county council. On Friday evening (June 8) West Sussex County Council sent out emails to people who commented on plans to build an incinerator in Horsham, the vast majority of whom objected. People who received the…
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Na: SSC leak exposes personal info online
Shinovene Immanuel and Okeri Ngutjinazo report: Personal information of thousands of people registered with the Social Security Commission (SSC) has been leaked on the internet. The leak, extracted from the SSC website since Friday, includes private details of clients such as salaries, home addresses and copies of national documents, including ID cards and passports. The…
MY: Putrajaya’s exam portal shut down, after data breach affecting millions
Zurairi Ar reports: The Ministry of Education’s School Examination Analysis System (SAPS) was taken offline yesterday, following the discovery of a security exploit that could have potentially exposed the personal details of more than 10 million citizens. Malay Mail was alerted of the vulnerability on Friday evening by a reader, who insisted on remaining anonymous…
UK: Data leak fears raised over dumped Portsmouth City Council computers ‘that may have not been wiped’
Fiona Callingham reports: Portsmouth City Council could face hefty fines under General Data Protection Regulations after it was discovered that for the past two years contractors have not been obliged to erase data when removing old computer drives. Auditors revealed the discrepancy in a report that was discussed at today’s governance and audit and standards…
Possible data breach of Wellington billing and payment system
Scott Sutton reports: Wellington officials said Thursday they were recently notified about potential unauthorized charges on credit cards used by customers to pay their utility bills. In a written statement, the village said on Wednesday they received a call from their vendor, Superion, notifying them of vulnerabilities in their software related to Click2Gov online payments for utility bills. Credit…
Atlanta officials reveal worsening effects of cyber attack
Reuter reports that the March 22 ransomware attack on Atlanta was even worse than they had let on. More than a third of the 424 software programs used by the city have been thrown offline or partially disabled in the incident, Atlanta Information Management head Daphne Rackley said. Nearly 30 percent of the affected applications…