Reuters reports: A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia’s national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country’s communications minister told Reuters on Monday. The attack disrupted several government services, most notably at airports last week, with long lines forming at immigration desks. Automated passport machines were now functioning,…
Category: Government Sector
Za: Critical South African healthcare services hacked
Jan Vermeulen reports: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has shut down its IT systems following a breach over the weekend. Its emails, website, and system for retrieving and storing patients’ lab test results are offline. Based on a memo from NHLS chief executive officer Prof Koleka Mlisana, the intrusion caused damage, suggesting the NHLS…
Sensitive Toledo Police Department documents found in trash
Here’s a reminder that not all breaches are cyber breaches. We still read about entities that just toss files with sensitive information in the trash. Alexis Means recently reported on a police department that is allegedly a repeat offender that way: the Toledo Police Department in Ohio. Toledo Police have launched an investigation into who…
Cleveland confirms ransomware attack as City Hall remains closed
Jonathan Greig reports: Cleveland’s City Hall will remain closed on Tuesday in the aftermath of a cyberattack that has forced officials to take unnamed systems offline. In a statement to Recorded Future News, the city said the incident has been confirmed as a ransomware attack, but they declined to answer specific questions about what services…
Phishing attack hits L.A. County public health agency, jeopardizing 200,000-plus residents’ personal info
Hannah Fry reports: The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after a hacker used a phishing email to steal the login credentials of 53 public health employees, the county announced Friday. Details that were possibly accessed in the February data breach include the first and last names,…
Four arrested for allegedly attempting to sabotage Interpol criminal search system
Daryna Antoniuk reports: International law enforcement has uncovered a criminal organization operating in Moldova suspected of attempting to sabotage a system that helps Interpol members locate and arrest wanted criminals worldwide. Moldovan authorities, with help from French prosecutors and the FBI, said they conducted over 30 searches on Monday and detained four suspects linked to Belarus, Russia and Ukraine….