The Canadian Press reports: Ottawa’s interim police chief confirmed Thursday his force is investigating allegations that officers leaked intelligence to organizers of last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protest. Keith Wilson, a lawyer for some of the organizers, had alleged on Wednesday that the convoy regularly receive leaks from sympathetic officers about the operational plans of police….
Category: Government Sector
Slovak, Polish Parliaments Hit by Cyberattacks
DataBreaches recently noted a news report that the Slovak parliament had to suspend voting due to a cyberattack. It wasn’t just the Slovak parliament, though. It seems that the Polish parliament was also attacked. As SecurityWeek reported, AFP reported: “The attack was multi-directional, including from inside the Russian Federation,” the Polish Senate said in a…
Michael Gove insists UK has ‘robust protocols’ on cyber security after claims Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by Kremlin agents – with fears top secret negotiations and private messages were compromised
The Daily Mail reports: Michael Gove insisted the UK has ‘robust protocols’ on cyber security today amid claims Liz Truss’s personal mobile phone was hacked by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin. The Cabinet minister said such issues were taken ‘incredibly seriously’ as he was grilled on the extraordinary revelations in the Mail on Sunday. Cyber-spies…
Suffolk cyberattack: County consultant also lobbies for vendor hired to fortify system
Mark Harrington and Sandra Peddie report: A consulting firm hired to help manage Suffolk County’s response to a ransomware attack also has served as a lobbyist for the computer security company brought in more than three years ago to analyze and fortify Suffolk’s networks, according to a Newsday analysis of records. Computer security experts and…
Il: Security breach in Shas database could expose information of millions
Roman Meitav reports: A serious security breach in the Shas Party’s computerized election management system has left it vulnerable to easy exploitation, even by those with only basic knowledge of cybersecurity, according to tech experts. The breach in the system, which contains not just the data of Shas supporters and activists but rather the information of all Israeli…
NY: Fulton data breach compromised personal data of thousands
Eddie Velazquez reports: The data breach discovered last November at Fulton City Police compromised the personal data of 28,282 people, according to a government data breach notice. Information breached as a result of what the city of Fulton calls a “data event” could include individuals’ name, Social Security numbers, identification numbers, and personal financial account…