Danny Spewak reports: Fifty case files with sensitive information about Erie County constituents were potentially exposed to the public during two separate instances in 2017, according to a letter sent this week from the Department of Social Services to the county legislature. […] A total of 37 Adult Protective Services case files were found in…
Category: Government Sector
Ca: Wasaga Pays Ransom for Town Data
Mariane McLeod reports: Wasaga Beach has paid part of the ransom to hackers who took over the town’s computer system earlier this month. The computer ransomware attack started Sunday, April 29th. Staff discovered they couldn’t access town data when the arrived on Monday. Read more on Bayshore Broadcasting.
Possible security breach of Goodyear’s bill pay system, City says
David Baker reports: The City of Goodyear said on Tuesday its bill pay system may have been compromised. The City said it is investigating after a customer reported a potential problem on Monday morning. Staff disabled the system and told the system’s vendor, Goodyear officials said. Read more on AZFamily.
Hacker Shuts Down Copenhagen’s Public City Bikes System
Catalin Cimpanu reports: An unidentified hacker has breached Bycyklen —Copenhagen’s city bikes network— and deleted the organization’s entire database, disabling the public’s access to bicycles over the weekend. The hack took place on the night between Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, the organization said on its website. Bycyklen described the hack as “rather…
Protection of Patient Health Information at Navy and Air Force Military Treatment Facilities
Audit: DODIG-2018-109 (pdf) From the audit’s findings: Officials from the DHA, Navy, and Air Force did not consistently implement security protocols to protect systems that stored, processed, and transmitted EHRs and PHI at the locations tested. Specifically, we identified issues at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; San Diego Naval Medical Center; USNS Mercy; 436th Medical…
Halifax police won’t charge teen arrested in Nova Scotia privacy breach
CBC News reports: Halifax Regional Police say they won’t be charging a 19-year-old man arrested last month for downloading files from Nova Scotia’s freedom-of-information portal. Spokesperson Neera Ritcey said in an email Monday that after a thorough investigation, police determined there were no grounds to lay a charge of unauthorized use of a computer against the teen….