Kelsey Landis reports: A cyberattack caused St. Louis County to shut down some computer systems used to look up court cases, issue charges and process people in custody at the jail, County Executive Sam Page said Tuesday. Police officers, jail officials, the county counselor, municipal court officials and the prosecuting attorney’s office all use the…
Category: Government Sector
U.K. ICO prosecution: Rachel Anderton
From the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office: A former family intervention officer at St Helens Borough Council has been sentenced for unlawfully accessing social services records. Rachel Anderton was prosecuted for viewing records on the council’s case management system between 17 January 2019 and 17 October 2019 without having a business need to do so. An…
Brazil’s government convicted for data leak exposed by The Brazilian Report
Amanda Audi reports: Federal government agencies were convicted for leaking data of beneficiaries of Auxilio Brasil, a flagship federal aid program now renamed as Bolsa Familia, to financial agencies offering payroll deduction loans to low-income Brazilians. Prior to elections last year, the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro launched a program allowing people enrolled in…
MS: Hinds County computer system remains under ransomware attack
Angela Williams reports: Hinds County is still experiencing computer issues following a cyberattack. The tax collector’s office will remain closed on Monday. The Circuit Clerk Office has also canceled jury duty for the week. Hinds County Administrator, Kenny Wayne Jones said in a statement, “Our systems and networks are being assessed, the process is intricate…
Massive ransomware attack on Sri Lanka’s state email domain
Sri Lanka Mirror reports: All Government offices using the “gov.lk” email domain, including the Cabinet Office, have lost data from May 17 to August 26, 2023, after a massive ransomware attack, the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) has confirmed. The virus could have affected around 5,000 email addresses, ICTA CEO Mahesh Perera said, admitting…
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: security incident may have resulted in some job seekers’ contact info being compromised
KSTP reports: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) says it’s notified job seekers that a recent security incident may have resulted in some personal information being compromised. A DEED spokesperson says the agency recently received information about suspicious communications from one or more persons claiming to be representatives of an approved company…