Asha Barbaschow reports: On late Friday, Amnesty International Australia sent an email to supporters informing them their data may be at risk due to “anomalous activity” detected in its IT environment. While the email went out very late in the day/week, it also went out a very long time after the activity was found. The email, sighted by Gizmodo…
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Some ‘sensitive information’ potentially compromised: Diocese of Las Vegas reports cybersecurity breach
Alyssa Roberts reports: The Diocese of Las Vegas on Friday announced a cybersecurity breach that potentially compromised “sensitive information of its volunteers, parishioners, donors and other stakeholders,” a news release states. A spokesperson noted there was “no indication that personal information has been misused,” but said the Diocese would notify those who may have been…
The cyber police exposed an attacker in the sale of databases with personal data of citizens of Ukraine and the EU
Machine translation of a press release by the Ukrainian cyber police: The illegal activities of a 36-year-old resident of Netishyn were exposed by the employees of the Cyber Police Department together with the employees of the Svyatoshyn district prosecutor’s office. The man was an administrator of closed groups and channels in the Telegram messenger, where…
Investigation underway into cyber attack affecting charities for sexual assault survivors
The Journal reports that a ransomware attack on a data management company in Northern Ireland affects data held by charities and non-profits, including several organizations working with sexual assault survivors. The PSNI has confirmed that it received a report of a cyber incident on 30 March and referred the case to specialist detectives in its…
Au: Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants
Danny Tran reports: Australia’s biggest skin cancer study has been hit by an unpublicised data breach, with the personal details of more than 1,000 people feared to have been accessed by hackers. The ABC can reveal cyber criminals last year broke into servers holding highly sensitive data collected by QIMR Berghofer, a medical research institute…
MONTI ransomware gang leaks Donut Leaks (UPDATED)
In one of the more intriguing listings of this week, the MONTI ransomware group has added another group, Donut Leaks, to their leak site. The message reads: “stole 100,000 usd didn’t fulfill the terms of the deal” The listing then provides the login credentials to what is allegedly Donut Leaks’ admin cpanel. When tested on…