Benjamin Kerstein reports: Israel thwarted a major cyber-attack on its water infrastructure over the weekend. In a statement, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate announced, “Reports have been received by the National Cyber Directorate about attempted attacks on command and control systems of wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and sewage.” Read more on Algemeiner.com.
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AU: Sydney nurse stole patients’ credit cards for $36,000 spending spree
Luke Costin reports: A nurse at a Sydney day surgery has been found guilty after going on a $36,000 shopping spree with credit cards nicked from unconscious patients. Saeeda Kauser, 32, then successfully tricked police into closing the investigation into her. A NSW tribunal on Monday found the 32-year-old guilty of professional misconduct for the…
Mercy Health says nurse was fired for violating privacy of multiple patients not for talking to the media
13ABC reports: Mercy Health is responding to claims made by a fired RN that his termination was retaliation from the hospital after he raised safety concerns with local media. The dispute between a fired Hackley Hospital RN, the Michigan Nurses Association and Mercy Health continues to unfold with the latest response coming from the hospital….
3 arrested after authorities raid Coalinga home filled with patient records, opioids stolen from doctor’s office
John Parmer and Paul Schlesinger report: Officers and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested three people Wednesday after raiding a Coalinga home that contained hundreds of patient records and prescription opioids stolen from an area doctor’s office, according to the Coalinga Police Department. […] While they were processing and booking evidence at the Police Department,…
UK: Morrisons not liable for 2014 data breach, says Supreme Court
Alex Scroxton reports: Supermarket chain Morrisons has succeeded in its appeal to the Supreme Court against judgments that held it liable for an insider data breach caused by a disgruntled employee. In its unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court said previous judgments had fundamentally misunderstood the principles governing vicarious liability in a number of ways, most notably because…
Australia data breach: 90,000 staff, students, suppliers impacted at Melbourne Polytechnic
Adam Bannister reports: UPDATED A higher education institution in Victoria, Australia, has disclosed a data breach impacting the personal data of around 90,000 staff, students, and suppliers. In a security alert issued yesterday (March 11), Melbourne Polytechnic said Victoria Police had notified them that an individual who attended the campus in late 2018 had “obtained unauthorised access to…