Post Bulletin reports: Rochester Public Library was notified that one of its library service partners, MNLINK, experienced a data breach on Dec. 15, 2022. Through the random cyber attack, the names and email address of 1,709 Rochester library customers might have been accessed. Read more at Post Bulletin.
Category: Government Sector
Archives NZ breach gives access to sensitive health information
The Bharat Express News reports: A privacy breach by Archives NZ allows people to see records containing sensitive health information of abuse survivors. The breach was discovered months ago, but officials hid it from the public. Read more at The Bharat Express News.
Au: City of Port Phillip Notification of Potential Data Breach
City of Port Phillip Statement from Chris Carroll, CEO City of Port Phillip The City of Port Phillip is committed to being transparent around incidents that may affect you and your data. As such, it is appropriate to let you know of an incident that occurred recently on our online customer portal, My Port Phillip….
KS: Legislative Post Audit report identifies IT concerns at state agencies, school districts
Phil Anderson reports: A report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit that was released this week identified a number of information technology security concerns found over a three-year period at state agencies and school districts. The report was made public during a session on Monday at the Statehouse. According to the report, the…
Ca: Data breach of Ontario’s vaccine booking system affects hundreds of thousands, province says
CBC News reports: Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians’ information may have been compromised in a data breach of the province’s vaccine management system. In a statement Friday, the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery said two people were charged in connection with a November 2021 breach of the COVAXX system. […] Beginning Friday, some 360,000…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
MX: Jalisco Congress Attacked by Play The Congress of Jalisco announced that it has been affected by a ransomware attack on December 6 by a group called “Play.” The attack encrypted 14 servers and some employees have received extortion demands seeking payment for a decryption key. At a press conference, the President of the Board…