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NC: Sandhills Center remains silent after threat actors claim to have hacked them and exfiltrated 634 GB of their files

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Dissent

Update of September 4: Sandhills subsequently issued a press release that indicates that they could not confirm that the data came from them.  See the follow-up report here. Original post: Sandhills Center in North Carolina manages public mental health, intellectual/developmental disabilities and substance use disorder services for the citizens of Anson, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Lee,…

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EE: Threat actor downloads close to 300,000 personal ID photos

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Dissent

ERR News reports: A hacker was able to obtain over 280,000 personal identity photos following an attack on [Estonia’s] state information system last Friday. The suspect is reportedly a resident of Tallinn. The culprit had already obtained personal names and ID codes and was able to obtain a third component, the photos, by making individual…

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Ca: Unknown number of people’s personal information for sale online after Homewood Health hacked

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Dissent

Penny Daflos reports: CTV News has learned the personal information of British Columbians has been leaked online, with an unknown number of people and agencies potentially still vulnerable, after a data breach at a mental health services provider. Homewood Health, headquartered in Ontario with services and contracts across Canada, acknowledges it was hacked earlier this…

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Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Dissent

Alan Suderman reports: As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure. Step One: Turn off phone. Step Two: Turn it back on. That’s it. Could…

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Au: Bendigo cyber menace Dean Poot pleads guilty to attacking Victoria Police phone lines

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Dissent

Serena Seyfort and Paul Shapiro report: A Bendigo computer hacker disrupted police phone lines with menacing messages including a ridiculous claim cops are “international scammers”. Dean Poot, 30, pleaded guilty in the county Court on Wednesday to charges including unauthorised impairment of electronic communication. Poot, unemployed, used various aliases, stolen identity information, bogus credit cards…

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Tokyo 2020 reportedly suffers ticket-related data breach

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Dissent

Michael Pavitt reports: Login identification and passwords of some Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games ticketholders has reportedly been leaked online. Japanese news agency Kyodo quoted an unnamed Government official, who said the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee had launched an investigation into the issue. Read more on InsideTheGames.

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