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Lukashenko hid the real data of Covid-19 mortality. A cyber attack has revealed figures about 14 times higher

Posted on August 16, 2021 by chum1ng0

The following is a Google translation of a news report by Anastasia Harea: Belarusian authorities have lied about the number of deaths caused by the new coronavirus. Everything came to light after a group of anonymous hackers from Belarus broke into the national civil status system, and the data found showed that between March 2020…

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Pearson to pay $1M fine for misleading investors about 2018 data breach

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Dissent

Carly Page reports: Pearson, a London-based publishing and education giant that provides software to schools and universities has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach resulting in the theft of millions of student records. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement on Monday after the…

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Destination Maternity notifying 93,776 employees of hacking incident

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Dissent

New Jersey-headquartered Destination Maternity is notifying 93,776 employees about an incident that occurred between March 16 and April 13 of this year. The breach was discovered on June 11. According to their letter of August 13, a copy of which was provided to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, an unauthorized party gained access to certain…

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The Research Foundation for the State University of New York notifying 46,734 of breach

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Dissent

In a letter dated August 13, the Research Foundation for the State University of New York disclosed that there had been unauthorized activity on its network between May 22, 2021 and July 9, 2021. The breach was discovered on July 14, and reportedly involved names and Social Security numbers. They do not mention receiving any…

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Crypto hacker offered reward after $600m heist

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Dissent

Joe Tidy provides an update on one of the weirdest hacking stories in my recent memory: someone makes a huge heist of cryptocurrency, sends messages to the world and returns the funds, says they did it for fun, and turns down a reward they were offered. A hacker who stole just over $600m (£433m) worth…

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Data breach at US waste management firm exposes employees’ healthcare details

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Dissent

Emma Woollacott reports: A data breach at US waste management firm Waste Management Resources has exposed the healthcare information of current and former employees, as well as their dependents. The company says that on January 21, it discovered signs of suspicious activity. “We immediately launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists, to determine…

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