Back in January, this site reported that Grey Eagle Resort & Casino in Calgary had been hacked and some personal employee data had been dumped. At the time, the hackers threatened to dump more data. The casino never responded to multiple inquiries from this site about the breach, but did confirm it to Global News. No explanation…
Category: Hack
Hundreds of thousands of kids have identity info hacked from pediatricians’ offices
As Robert Lord of Protenus explains in the May issue of Compliance Today, pediatric patient data continues to remain not only vulnerable to criminals, but also quite valuable to them, in part because the medical records of these young patients provide criminals a blank slate upon which they can build a false identity. This—combined with the fact…
Student info potentially compromised after Victoria University data breach
Students and staff of Wellington’s Victoria University have been warned their usernames and passwords may have been compromised following a data breach. The National Cyber Security Centre and security consultants are assessing the breach after the university warned students to change their passwords on Tuesday. University chief operating officer Mark Loveard said students and staff had been…
Unity Forum Hack – Update
Andreas Haugsnes writes: Hi all, On April 30, our forum software was attacked and successfully compromised due to poorly implemented password routines; our investigations show no theft of passwords in this attack, nor impact to any other Unity service. However, the attack did result in defacement of the site and subsequent messaging to all of…
Ng: I Created 400 User Names, Was Paid N600,000 To Hack JAMB Website – Suspect
Datboy Jerry writes: A member of a syndicate who was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has admitted that they erected a radio mast to hack the Virtual Private Network of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The syndicate, which includes a proprietor of…
Hill Country Memorial Hospital notifies patients after employee email accessed without authorization
Hill Country Memorial Hospital (“Hill Country”) of Fredericksburg, Texas has advised its patients and some job applicants of a privacy event that may have compromised certain personal information. On April 21, HCMH issued the following press release: Hill Country Memorial Hospital (“Hill Country”) of Fredericksburg, Texas has advised its patients and some job applicants of…